Paskola dance

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Paskola dance is a traditional Mayo ritual dance from northern Mexico, often performed during religious and community ceremonies with distinctive masks, costumes, and rhythmic footwork.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Paskola dance canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
associatedWith Holy Week NERFINISHED ⓘ
agricultural rituals ⓘ
patron saint festivals ⓘ
costumeFeature animal motifs ⓘ
colorful garments ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mexico ⓘ
culture Mayo culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mayo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
function community identity expression ⓘ
cultural continuity ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ
genre ceremonial dance ⓘ
religious dance ⓘ
hasPart mask performance ⓘ
percussive steps ⓘ
rhythmic footwork ⓘ
language Mayo language ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
maskFeature carved wooden masks ⓘ
zoomorphic designs ⓘ
movementCharacteristic low, grounded posture ⓘ
stamping steps ⓘ
syncopated rhythms ⓘ
performer Mayo dancers ⓘ
performingArtForm dance ⓘ
region northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Catholicism ⓘ
indigenous Mayo beliefs ⓘ
socialContext church courtyards ⓘ
ritual spaces ⓘ
village plazas ⓘ
transmission intergenerational teaching ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
typicalInstrument drum ⓘ
flute ⓘ
rattle ⓘ
usedFor community ceremonies ⓘ
festive celebrations ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
uses ritual masks ⓘ
traditional costumes ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mayo → ceremonialDance → Paskola dance ⓘ
Mayo people → traditionalDance → Paskola dance ⓘ