Sunday, October 6, 2019

FIRST ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN NATIVE CULTURES

(Ed.'s Note: Saturday kicked off the First annual Ancient Mexican Culture celebration in Brownsville's Market Square. City of Brownsville Commissioner Ben Neece opened the celebration with a ribbon cutting accompanied by the sound of the conch shell announcing the start of the festivities. The event included handmade crafts vendors, native performers and artists as well as academic presentations on Mexican Native life sciences and sports. 

Unfortunately, headline author and speaker Miguel Leon-Portilla, who was to give a lecture on his boon Aztec Thought and Culture, died Oct. 1 in Mexico City. 

The event which was held from 10 a,m. to 10 p.m. attracted visitors to downtown most of the day. The adults had a good time, and the kids had the run of the square.)



17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Don't you in Brownsville do this every day? smh

Anonymous said...

Why can't it just have been titled "Ancient Native American Stories of the Americas"? Most indigenous tribes migrated (or were forced from their homes) through colonization. Mexico in itself is still a very narrow view on indigenous people because of this migration.

Lastly: no such thing as a "first annual" for any event.

Final thoughts--

Next time get some Native Americans to tell their own stories

Anonymous said...

Big ROUND of applause for Toni.
What was that?

Anonymous said...

Annual Selena festival moving from her Texas hometown
I heard it will be in Hidalgo AND HERE??????

bike festival gringo festival avocado festival beer festival and that person that passed away maybe he learned he was booked to come here!!!!!
My condolences to him and his family

Pinches idiotas politicos....

Anonymous said...

Another "dress up" day of cultural appropriation.

Anonymous said...

Waste of time period

Anonymous said...

anything to bring raspa and corn in a cup vendors to the new downtown
what a croc of shet

Anonymous said...

Waste of money PERIOD and all those other stupid festivals...

Anonymous said...

Mexican Culture? That event had nothing to do with Mexican Culture, a few vendors of fake Mexican artesanal trinkets and Dancers that their performance seemed more like Stilettos Dancers than Cultural Ballet

Anonymous said...

Excellent event. I especially enjoyed Dr. Tony Zavaleta's presentation and Mark Clark's artwork. Both were very informative. Although some misinformed people have said Mark "appropriates" culture, he actually knows more about the subject an is more sensitive to it than anybody else! We are lucky to have both of them.

Anonymous said...

Zavapatas again

Anonymous said...

@October 6, 2019 at 11:29 AM

Yea how they were screwed out of ALL their lands just like down here who wants to hear that??? NOT LOS PINCHES COCOS... aver si sale el estupido.
El jahajaha, booby y el bro

Anonymous said...

Why didn't they do a "Weekend at Bernie's" deal with him??

Anonymous said...

Without beer and tacos, this is a bullshit event. Nobody cares.

Anonymous said...

Beerr and tacos??? Must be from el norte - idiota!

Anonymous said...

Island to host Food Truck Festival in November
And here aguacate festival, beer festival, gringo festival empanada fest
UNBELIEVABLE.

Anonymous said...

I didn't know that aztecas wore nikes.

rita