Fiesta de Santa Ana, July 26

A celebration of the patron Saint Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saint Anne is patroness of women in labor. She is also patroness of miners, Christ being compared to gold, Mary to silver. The dances of the Nahua Guerrerense in Mochitlán, Guerrero are many and are richly costumed: Christians and Moors, St. James, Devil’s dance, Comanches dance, Danza de los Pescaditos, Manuelitos, Maromeros, and the Tlacololeros. These slides document the musicians, dance, costumes, procession, offerings, church, ephemeral decorations, and other traditions associated with this festival.

These slides are housed in LSF Container W.

A descriptive narrative of these slides is found on audiocassette #9 side B, which is housed in LSF Container RR.