Fiesta de San Nicolas Tolentino, September 10

A celebration of the patron Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, the Confessor. He is known for his numerous conversions and many miracles. In Zitlala, Guerrero a variety of dances are performed including the Christians and Moors, Comanches, Machitos, and Maromeros. Important to this location is the playing of the pagan Teponaxtle drum inside of the church, which the Catholic Priests tolerate only during this celebration. In Colotlán, Jalisco, Matachine dances continue throughout the night. In Terrenate, Tlaxcala, the dance of the Pastoras and the dance of the Cuchillos, a knife dance, are performed. These slides document musicians, dances, costumes, masks, processions, offerings, ephemeral decorations, animal sacrifice, carnival rides, churches, fireworks displays, and other traditions associated with this festival as celebrated in these various villages and towns.

These slides are housed in LSF Container Z and Container AA.

A descriptive narrative of these slides is found on audiocassette #11 side A, which is housed in LSF Container RR.