Danza Xiuhtecuhtli

05/27/2026

Reminder that there is no practice today!
See you all next week 🤗
Kids artwork from ceremony :)

05/26/2026

Summer Danza Practices

*Practice will be held June 3, 10, 17, no practice on 6/24

*Practice will be held on
July 1, 8, 15, 22, no practice on 7/29

*Practice will be held on
August 5, and 26, no practices 8/12 & 8/19

We'll fit in a summer workshop day (tba), check in for ceremony schedule

05/18/2026

✨the vibes✨
Buenas noches, de parte de mi familia, del Grupo Xiuhtecuhtli y de la comunidad de Los Hijos Ausentes de Nextipac—quienes hacen posible la visita del Señor Santiago—les quiero dar las más infinitas gracias por todo su apoyo y por dedicar su tiempo para que esta fiesta pudiera llevarse a cabo.

Gracias especiales a quienes llevaron la palabra con tanta armonía: Gracias por su atención a cada uno de los detallitos que hicieron de esta una bella ceremonia.

Nos quedamos humildemente agradecidos por su presencia y deseamos de todo corazón que regresen con bien a sus hogares.

Algo que la familia de la danza me sigue recordando es que, en comunidad, con colaboración, y con amor, todo es posible. Por eso, gracias también a todas las personas que, aunque no danzaron, estuvieron ayudando en todo lo que se necesitaba.

Una vez más, espero que se hayan sentido como en su casa y que el Señor Santiago, corredor de los cuarto vientos, los siga bendiciendo e iluminando sus caminos.

05/18/2026

05/14/2026

Para los que si han asistido antes, vamos a estar en el mismo lugar en la cancha de béisbol

05/08/2026

May is doing its thing

Slide one - bringing out the baskets
Slide two - practice and presentation schedule
Slide three - getting gifts ready
Slide four - what happens to the garage when we have ceremony but also it's graduation season.

05/03/2026

We thought we'd post something about the meaning of this ceremony.

Well, estamos en diferentes tierras, we do things at the "wrong" time of the year, a veces estamos separados de nuestras familias, we do things this way, you do things that way, ect.

Our first teacher in Danza was Chuy Ortiz, and his guidance was that "ceremony is where the carne is at" and to follow Spirit and it won't be wrong if you "don't get ahead of yourself." Other elders have told us the same, there's this way and that way, and then there's following the medicine - and that way is never wrong. It matched what my tia would say. She would say quiet yourself, ignore the ones who make you sleepy, and follow the ones that keep you praying.

By following these teachings, we've ended up welcoming the Sr Santiago each year (brought by a group called "Los Hijos Ausentenes," who can't all go home, but want to feel like part of their homelands are with them, and pray to their patron to keep us all safe of both sides of these fake borders). Sr Santiago who in concherismo is usually celebrated in July, we celebrate in May because he's got to be home in July. We celebrate the correo de los cuatro vientos, the messenger of the 4 winds, asking that our prayers arrive adonde tienen que llegar and do it trying to follow the guidance to follow Spirit, follow the medicine and praying that Creator overlooks our mistakes and sees our efforts instead.

These dates in May also fall within the veintena of Huey Tozoztli - the Great Vigil, and so to keep that in mind, we keep 7 corn on the altar and give out some foods in our ofrendas to honor this time where people come together and share starter plants, cuttings and food across communities, to ensure everyone can grow food. This veintena gives special thanks to the corn, the water, and salt and those caretakers of these vital life sources.

Slide 1: Adela serving at ceremony about 9 yrs old

Slide 2-3: From an article by Alberto Ruz Buenfil

Slide 4: Plants placed over a metate, tradish grinding stone

Slides 5-6: From an article by Manuel De la Rosa & Macuilxochitl Ponce Boone

Slide 7: Hanging out in the Bajío, Celaya GTO