Juego del Volador.
Juego del Volador BADLY known as "Voladores de Papantla" aka "Papantla Flying Men" have been proclaimed as UNESCO World Heritage, today.
What's Papantla Flying Men?
It's a ritual for the fertility that's performed by Totonacas and Olmecas in Veracruz, but it's represented too in places such as Jalisco.
It basically consists on 4 men climbing this tall pole. Then, they tie their ankles to the pole, and let themselves fall to the floor. While they are descending they make this dance a like moves and before they land on the floor each one of them make 13 rotations.
So that's 4 men that make 13 rotations each one..
13 * 4 = 52.
And 52 it's the number of years in the Aztec Calendar.
Photo taken in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico.
NOTE. These are not real, they are some kind of a statue, but they actually move!
What's Papantla Flying Men?
It's a ritual for the fertility that's performed by Totonacas and Olmecas in Veracruz, but it's represented too in places such as Jalisco.
It basically consists on 4 men climbing this tall pole. Then, they tie their ankles to the pole, and let themselves fall to the floor. While they are descending they make this dance a like moves and before they land on the floor each one of them make 13 rotations.
So that's 4 men that make 13 rotations each one..
13 * 4 = 52.
And 52 it's the number of years in the Aztec Calendar.
Photo taken in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico.
NOTE. These are not real, they are some kind of a statue, but they actually move!
jejeje si, es muy impresionante ver como se avientan O.O
PD Yo tambien pense que eran reales