The Cora Easter Week / Semana Santa in Santa Teresa Nayar , Nayarit Mexico April 2006- The Sierra Nayar, Panoramic views,The town of Santa Teresa, body painting,effigy figures,Centurions hanging,death of fariseos,death of evil, the end Bob Freund 1/24/2007
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The day began with the traditional body painting and dance to drums and flutes. The added dimension this day was that there was going to be other acts that as far as I understood had nothing to do with the Catholic part of the fiesta. A group of men created to straw figures one representing a man and the other representing a woman. In another part of the compound a man carved a cactus into the form of a penis which would be used at the end of the day.
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Naking effigy figures
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Effigy figures
A group of men created to straw figures one representing a man and the other representing a woman. In another part of the compound a man carved a cactus into the form of a penis which would be used at the end of the day. I call this the death of evil, right after these figures are burned the festival is over.
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Capitans and Centurions meet
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Skunk reapears
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The skunk reappeared and made is rounds in the hands of a youngster tormenting the outsiders, finally the young son of one of the outsiders was so sad that the father bought the skunk from the kids and took it out into the field and released it. I was certainly glad to see it go.
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Carving the penis
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Notice the hand bandage
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Cora boy