Brotherhood and poetry will be the main themes of the third Sangre Viva (Living Blood) Festival this weekend on the Ajijic plaza.
This vibrant festival seeks to keep alive the traditions, customs, medicine, music and art of ancient times.
The free-of-charge event runs Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11, from noon to 8 p.m. each day.
Fifty exhibitors from across Mexico will show and sell their artistic work during the festival, while some of the nation’s best pre-Hispanic musical groups and indigenous dance troupes will perform in the village square, from 6-10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Workshops, lectures, readings and temazcales (indigenous steam baths) will be available to the general public free of charge.
Special poetry sessions are scheduled on Saturday, October 10. The program “Tribute To Song and Poetry” will feature poets from various parts of the country.
The program also includes talks and conferences related to pre-Hispanic natural healing methods and universal harmonic energy. The public may also attend classes in making traditional alebrijes (fantasy animals and figures) and pre-Hispanic painting.
Tribu, an ensemble with over 30 years of ethno music research and performance history, will headline the festival on Saturday at 8 p.m. Other performers include Chichimecaz Jonaz from San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato (Friday, 8 p.m.), as well as the Ce-Ollin dance troupe from Chiapas (Saturday, 6 p.m.).