Procession diorama

  • Diorama de procesión
    The diorama stages the procession (konti) that are held on Friday's during Lent. This diorama depects the community of Pótam, the second largest community of the Yaqui towns. The rites of the Fridays of Lent begin with prayers in the church, in which all the authorities participate, immediately afterwards, the konti (procession) begins, in which stops are made at each of the temporary crosses to represent the seasons of the Way of the Cross. The konti done on Friday's during Lent are counterclockwise, while on Glory Saturday it is clockwise. The extension of the route in some communities is so great that it covers practically the entire town (Mesri and Carlón, 2019).
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Title

Procession diorama

Creator

Hernández, Arturo

Created

2008

Type

Model

Description

Objects: Chapel; crosses; ramada; human figures; wood base

Description

The diorama stages the procession (konti) that are held on Friday's during Lent. This diorama depects the community of Pótam, the second largest community of the Yaqui towns. The rites of the Fridays of Lent begin with prayers in the church, in which all the authorities participate, immediately afterwards, the konti (procession) begins, in which stops are made at each of the temporary crosses to represent the seasons of the Way of the Cross. The konti done on Friday's during Lent are counterclockwise, while on Glory Saturday it is clockwise. The extension of the route in some communities is so great that it covers practically the entire town (Mesri and Carlón, 2019).

Subject

Religion and culture--Sonora (Mexico : State)--Holy Week | Syncretism (Religion)--Mexico | Yaquis--Social life and customs

Format

Still image / jpg

Spatial

Sonora , Cócorit

Temporal

2001 - 2010

Is part of

Hall of traditional festivities, Museum of the Yaqui people

Provenance

Museum of the Yaqui people. Sinaloa and Obregon No. 200, Cocorit, Cajeme, Sonora

Acquired for the reopening of the museum in the town of Cócorit. It is exhibited in the traditional festival room of the Museum.

Language

eng , yaqui

Date

2022-03-01

Identifier

WEB CATALOGACION OBREGON 2016-2369 | RS-OM-MEY-64

Relationship

Annual fiesta calendar | Our Lady of Sorrows | Sacred heart of Jesus | Chapayeca | Banners of red cultural participants and chapapayecas | Banners of blue cultural participants

References

Mesri Hashemi-Dilmaghani, Parastoo A.; Carlón Flores, María A. (2019). La organización político-social de la tribu yoeme (yaqui). México: Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación.

Contributor

Sonoran Institute of Culture
Casanova, Juan (photography)
Buitimea Flores, Teodoro; Ruiz Félix, José María (investigation)
Valencia, Carlos ; The Yaqui Pride Project (translation to english)

License

Creative Commons License
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Rights

Sonoran Institute of Culture

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