Ixmiquilpan Hidalgo (Fiestas señor de Jalpan 2023)

El olor del incienso sobre el atrio de la capilla del Carmen, ubicado en Ixmiquilpan, envolvió al Señor de Jalpan, una figura de Cristo que se alza en una cruz de madera, sobre una base de flores de anturios blancos con azucenas, cargado por más 10 hombres, mientras que las luces de las calles alumbraron la cortina de flores que se colocaron detrás de la imagen, mismas que fueron realizadas con cera, llamadas escamadas, que ofrecieron un espectáculo de color y brillo para las cientos de personas que se arremolinaban alrededor de él.
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[@williamwoods2547]

Hola Alberto. Great video. More people should know about Ixmiquilpan. You did a good job of capturing details of the preparations for the religious ceremonies that were part of the procession of el Senor de Jalpan. The musicians looked great, although the have to use peacock or ostrich feathers in place of quetzal feathers. When one looks at the old codices and see how many quetzal feathers the Aztecs demanded every year from the conquered tribes it is amazing there are any quetzal birds left at all, and certainly not enough for today's costumes. I guess the murals in the church are still visible. So remarkable and reminiscent of the murals at Cacaxtla, but painted centuries later. They would have made a nice juxtaposition to the costumed musicians, but there were probably too many people in the way to photograph them. The sawdust carpets are amazing, true works of art.
I've never been able to see the convento in Ixmiquilpan. The convento is closed on Monday, market day, which is when I always visited the town. Is it still a big market? It was outdoors, spread out over a large area, but I don't remember if it was in the plaza (a logical choice) or nearby. Lots of women were buying ixtle from bales of the fiber, and spinning it as they walked around. I saw a lot of interesting utilitarian pottery, including tall, narrow jars, and one of the biggest hat markets I saw in Mexico. This would have been about 50 years ago. I noticed in your video numerous women wearing embroidered huipils (not as spectacular as the full length brocaded huipils of Oaxaca or Chiapas, but those are really labor intensive and expensive if well made, and at this point I'm gladdened to see the survival of any traditional garment), as well as several older women wearing a rebozo. I guess expensive rebozos may still be used by wealthier women on certain nights out when they want a light covering that is elegant but not bulky. Rebozos are so practical, from protecting from the sun or cold, carrying babies or market purchases, or serving as a pad when carrying a pot or basket on one's head. Baseball caps worn by the young seem to be vying with their father's traditional cowboy hat to become dominant. Neither does as good a job of protecting the wearer from the sun as the old wide-brimmed sombrero, but only charros and mariachis continue to own one. How about you?
Have you photographed the old colonial bridges of Ixmiquilpan? There may be two, but at least one is centuries old and looks it. Quite interesting. Speaking of old, I'm sure you have been to Zacualtipan, but I haven't had time to see if you have a video from there. I think that there is a bell manufacturer in the area. Do you know la Casa de Piedra in Zacualtipan? It's in the Barrio de Cosapa, NE of the plaza. It is a two room house carved out of a gigantic rock. The rooms are surprisingly big, with the hint of an altar and a bas- relief carving of a man on the facade. Centuries ago it served as a church or was affiliated with a church. If you don't know it I think you would find it fascinating. Just about anyone who lives in Zacualtipan can tell you where it is. That is how I located it. Hello to Adriana. Stay well.

[@PuebleandoConAlberto]

How about William, it's good that you liked the video, it is very interesting to be close to these people who still preserve those beautiful traditions, the huipil they wear is the typical ñhañhú from Hidalgo, much simpler than the one from Oaxaca but they still weave themselves Their Ayates, it is also incredible the time they take to make their mats so that in the single pass of the procession they are all erased, but hey, it is part of the event. I do know Zacualtipan and I have a video uploaded from there, the stone house is also spectacular, note that I never find the former convent of Ixmiquilpan open and I have been there many times on different days, it is probably closed for now, greetings friend.