Parachicos: Mexico’s hybrid Native American, Hispanic culture

Dancers perform during the celebration of the Parachicos traditional festivity in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas State, Mexico on January 20, 2016. The Parachicos is a celebration with pre-Hispanic origins, according to the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo. (AFP)

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Dancers perform during the celebration of the Parachicos traditional festivity in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas State, Mexico on January 20, 2016. The Parachicos is a celebration with pre-Hispanic origins, according to the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo. (AFP)

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Parachicos wear wooden masks with Caucasian features (light skin, facial hair and blue eyes) in contract to Native American features. Traditional ‘Parachicos’ dancers perform on the street in Mexico. (AP)

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A man dances during the celebration of the Parachicos festivity, which has been included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. (AFP)

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A man dances during the celebration of Parachicos in Mexico. The festival takes place from January 4 to 23 every year in honour of the Christ of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony Abbot and Martyr Saint Sebastian. (AFP)

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A man dances during the celebration of Parachicos in Mexico. The festival is a hybrid of old indigenous culture of Latin America and Catholic and Spanish cultures. (AFP)

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The festivities end at a church where stands an old tree, said to represent ‘tree of life’ and has its roots in the pre-Christian era. A man dances during the celebration of Parachicos in Mexico. (AFP)

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The festival gets its name from ‘Para chico’ that translates to a sick boy of wealthy parents who got cured by a local healer. A masked man poses during the celebration of Parachicos in Mexico. (AFP)

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The festival sees men dress up as women, in honour of the mother of cured boy. A man performs during the Parachicos celebration in Mexico. (AFP)

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A masked man poses during the Parachicos celebration in Mexico. (AFP)

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A masked man poses during Parachicos celebration in Mexico. (AFP)