ZITLALA, May 8 — Seeking to appease the god of storms and end a drought, men and women in tiger costumes whip each other mercilessly into submission in an ancient ritual in southern Mexico.
In the past, the 300-year-old indigenous ceremony to bring rain and plentiful harvests was only for men. The sound of each whiplash represents a clap of thunder, the yellow colour of the costumes a drought and the whip a tiger’s tail.Before the fight begins, the residents of Zitlala split into two groups and dance under the intense sun along steep streets, to the rhythm of banda, a type of Mexican music.
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