The Huicholes First Festival

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the first ever Festival purely initiated by this wonderful indigenous group. The events started on March 4th and run through until March 26th. <BR>
Unfortunately City support has been anaemic so the festival has been rather poorly publicized  - and the location is not easy to spot! But it is well worth making the effort to go and meet these wonderful people. You can find them at Plaza Caracol (where Gigante is) in the new area behind  the electric stairways which take you to the Cinemas.  They are there from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with  special performances and ceremonies scheduled for 8 p.m. on Saturdays March 18 and 25 and music and dancing on Sundays March 12,19 and 26<BR>
 
There are lots of handicrafts on sale - and you can be sure these pieces were really made by Huicholes . The ceremonies are being revealed to the outside world for the first time as the Huichols are seeking better understanding of their culture and more support as they strive to better their standards of living.  For example, this group have recently built six cabins for visitors to stay in their village.  There were also 3 young musicians who are studying and have recorded their CD which they sell for $100 pesos to help them pay for their studies.<BR>
 
The Huichols are in need of immediate support because last year's harvest was ruined by drought and times are hard. They are resilient people but they still children to be looked after by relatives. That's pretty brave! The father told us the two year old had to be put in an incubator after he was born. 'He started to smile then and he has'nt stopped smiling since,' he said.<BR>
 
Donations of blankets, sleeping bags, baby and kids' clothing, vitamins, books in Spanish, clothing for men and women are being asked for, as well as food staples like rice, beans,  Maseca (corn flour), clothing .
To help or get more information you can contact Rosi Carrandi of the Grupo Ecologico Iguana at 044- 322-728- 5710.need help. We talked to one of the young leaders whose wife was sitting nearby nursing a 13 day old baby while her two-year old played around her. She must have left the village when the baby was only five or six days old, leaving hechildren to be looked after by relatives. That's pretty brave! The father told us the two year old had to be put in an incubator after he was born. 'He started to smile then and he has'nt stopped smiling since,' he said.<BR>
 
Donations of blankets, sleeping bags, baby and kids' clothing, vitamins, books in Spanish, clothing for men and women are being asked for, as well as food staples like rice, beans,  Maseca (corn flour), clothing .
To help or get more information you can contact Rosi Carrandi of the Grupo Ecologico Iguana at 044- 322-728- 5710.r other three children to be looked after by relatives. That's pretty brave! The father told us the two year old had to be put in an incubator after he was born. 'He started to smile then and he has'nt stopped smiling since,' he said.<BR>
 
Donations of blankets, sleeping bags, baby and kids' clothing, vitamins, books in Spanish, clothing for men and women are being asked for, as well as food staples like rice, beans,  Maseca (corn flour), clothing .
To help or get more information you can contact Rosi Carrandi of the Grupo Ecologico Iguana at 044- 322-728- 5710.