La Candle carving in San Francisco Salsipuedes. A manifestation of their indigenous past

Una manifestación de su pasado indígena

Authors

  • Luis Flores

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32776/arcsh.v12i24.576

Keywords:

Candle carving, Patron saint festivities, Ritual, Chinantecos, Indigenous memory

Abstract

The candle carving is usually a ceremony performed in the lead-up to the patron saint festivities in indigenous communities of Oaxaca. This essay along with the accompanying photographs aims to show the execution of this ritual in a small Chinantec-origin village that strives to preserve its ethnic identity.

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Published

2026-07-09

How to Cite

Flores, L. (2026). La Candle carving in San Francisco Salsipuedes. A manifestation of their indigenous past: Una manifestación de su pasado indígena. ntropica. ournal of ocial ciences and umanities, 12(24), 299-320. https://doi.org/10.32776/arcsh.v12i24.576