Guelaguetza is an iconic celebration which is carried out annually in the city of Oaxaca de Juárez, in the state of Oaxaca, in Mexico. The name of the celebration has its origin of the Zapotec language Guendalizawhich means cooperating. In this celebration, the representative delegations of the 8 regions that make up the state of Oaxaca de Juárez participate and share their different traditions and customs, creating an environment of acceptance, tribute to culture and celebration. Every year the Guelaguetza is celebrated on July 17 and it is necessary to have tickets to be able to attend, So keep reading to find out how to buy tickets for the event and to learn a little more about the history of this special celebration.
Guelaguetza's day is celebrated with dances and the color of its costumes. Phil Clarke Hill / Getty Images.
What is celebrated on the day of the Guelaguetza?
The word Guelaguetza is a mutual cooperation system that the residents of a place maintainespecially in crops or in the construction of housing. This lifestyle is traditional among the natives of the state of Oaxaca and as honor of this, every year the Guelaguetza Day is celebrated in which a party is held with this cooperative system and is characterized by the spectacularity of its dances and the color of its costumes.
This party is considered one of the most popular traditions in the state of Oaxaca since it also lasts several weeks, so it manages to attract a large number of people so it is considered the largest folk party in the American continent, gathering thousands of people in it each year.
Origin of the Guelaguetza
The Guelaguetza party was held for the first time in 1932in order to return the tranquility to the Oaxacans who had suffered a devastating earthquake, but the origin of this celebration comes from the pre -Hispanic era, when the former settlers worshiped deities such as Centéotl, goddess of corn, by means of rituals that consisted of offering them dances and offerings that lasted about a week.