Papantla Flyers
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The Papantla Flyers are traditional Mexican performers who enact an ancient Totonac ritual involving dancers launching themselves from a tall pole and slowly descending by ropes while one remains atop playing flute and drum.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican cultural tradition
ⓘ
ritual dance ensemble ⓘ traditional performance group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Papantla Voladores
NERFINISHED
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Voladores de Papantla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMunicipality | Papantla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedState | Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Papantla, Veracruz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageOf | Totonac culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
emblem of Totonac identity
ⓘ
iconic symbol of Mexican indigenous heritage ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociation | Totonac people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementPattern | circular descent around the pole ⓘ |
| numberOfFlyersDescending | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformers | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformersOnTop | 1 ⓘ |
| perform | Danza de los Voladores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
civic celebrations
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ tourist events ⓘ |
| performanceElement |
climbing a tall pole
ⓘ
descending by ropes ⓘ launching from the pole ⓘ playing flute and drum atop the pole ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Coast of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| ritualType |
fertility ritual
ⓘ
rain ritual ⓘ |
| safetyEquipmentTraditionallyUsed | none ⓘ |
| symbolism |
connection between earth and sky
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honoring the sun ⓘ petitioning for rain and fertility ⓘ |
| traditionalCostumeElement |
brightly colored shirts
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embroidered white trousers ⓘ flowered headdresses ⓘ red sashes ⓘ |
| trainingType | apprenticeship within Totonac communities ⓘ |
| typicalPoleHeight | approximately 20 to 30 meters ⓘ |
| UNESCOElementName | Ritual ceremony of the Voladores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
drum
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flute ⓘ |
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