Matachines dance

E659039

dance drama folk performance religious dance traditional dance

Matachines dance is a traditional folk and religious dance drama found in various Indigenous and Hispanic communities of the Americas, often performed during Catholic feast days to symbolize the encounter between Indigenous peoples and European colonizers.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Carnavalito dance	1
Matachines dance canonical	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dance drama ⓘ folk performance ⓘ religious dance ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ
associatedWithFeast	Christmas season ⓘ Epiphany NERFINISHED ⓘ Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe NERFINISHED ⓘ local patron saint feast days ⓘ
culturalContext	Hispanic communities of the Americas ⓘ Indigenous communities of the Americas ⓘ
function	community identity expression ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ syncretic ritual practice ⓘ transmission of oral history ⓘ
hasCharacterType	Malinche figure ⓘ Toro (bull or devil figure) ⓘ matachines dancers ⓘ monarca (king or leader) ⓘ
hasComponent	dramatic dialogue ⓘ music ensemble ⓘ processional dance ⓘ ritualized combat ⓘ
hasRitualAspect	blessing of dancers and instruments ⓘ processions to churches or shrines ⓘ vows or promises (mandas) to saints ⓘ
hasTheme	Christian evangelization of Indigenous peoples ⓘ conflict and reconciliation ⓘ cultural resistance ⓘ triumph of Christianity ⓘ
historicalOrigin	colonial period in New Spain ⓘ
performedBy	Apache groups ⓘ Hispano communities of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaqui people NERFINISHED ⓘ various Mexican Indigenous groups ⓘ
performedIn	American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Chihuahua NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Durango NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zacatecas NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedOn	Catholic feast days ⓘ
religiousContext	Catholicism ⓘ
symbolizes	encounter between Indigenous peoples and European colonizers ⓘ
usesCostumeElement	bells ⓘ colorful garments ⓘ headdresses ⓘ masks ⓘ ribbons ⓘ
usesInstrument	drums ⓘ flutes ⓘ guitars ⓘ rattles ⓘ violins ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Mayo → ceremonialDance → Matachines dance ⓘ

Andean music → associatedDance → Matachines dance ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carnavalito dance