Parachico Head and Removable Mask.

USD $13.99

Parachico Head and Removable Mask.

USD $13.99

3D printed resin head For Mythic Legions Action Figures 1.0

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Parachicos of Chiapa de Corzo (Chiapas, Mexico)

The Parachico is both the masked dancer and the dance performed during the Fiesta Grande de Enero in Chiapa de Corzo. From January 4–23, groups of Parachicos move through the streets as a collective offering of joy and devotion honoring Our Lord of Esquipulas (Jan 15), St. Anthony Abbot (Jan 17), and St. Sebastian (Jan 20). Dancers wear carved wooden masks with fine features, a headdress of ixtle fibers that resembles blond hair (the montera), a richly patterned sarape, a shawl, and they shake a gourd rattle called a chinchín. The sound, color, and movement turn the town into a living tapestry of faith, memory, and community.

Legend (as told locally): According to locals, the legend says that several dancers performed to entertain the sick child, disguising themselves with masks and wigs that represented how they perceived the white Spaniards in the region—dancing “para el chico” (“for the boy”). Over time, this gesture of compassion became a tradition and gave the dancers their name: Parachicos.

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