Dzidzantún
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Dzidzantún is a town in Mexico
in the northeastern Yucatan
. Its date of foundation is lost in the past, locked in its history forged by the great men in the majestic church of Santa Clara
belonging to the Franciscan Order.
. It falls within the parallel 21° 12' and 21° 23' latitude north and between 88° 57' and 89° 04' west longitude and has an average height of 4 meters.
It is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Mexico
, south to the cities of Temax and Cansahcab, east to the town of Dzilam Gonzalez and to the west of the town of Yobaín.
January, festivities in honor of Santa Clara
.
June 10 to June 13, will celebrate the festival in honor of San Antonio de Padua
, patron of the people.
August 8 to 14 August, festivities in honor of Santa Clara
, patron of the people (August 11).
Run the traditional Fiesta, Tradiciones and Customs
For All Saints and faithful departed it is customary to place an altar in the place of the main house, which gives the dead the food that they liked: the traditional Mucbil Pollo, accompanied by corn atole again, and chocolate
beaten with water. Regional festivals in the dance jaranas people making skills among participants.
Dress
It is the custom for women to use simple Huipil
, highlighting the embroidered square neck and cutting edge clothing, this is placed over the shaft, which is subject to a ripple bottom half at the waist with a girdle of the same fabric; fit sandals and sun protection are covered with a shawl. Farmers, especially the elderly, are dressed in baggy trousers, blanket, raw abotonada front shirt, apron Cotia and straw hat.
For major events and Vaquerías women wear a Terno dress, made of fine fabrics, lace and embroidery generally made by hand in cross stitch. This is supplemented with long gold chains, earrings, coral beads or watermark rebozo and Santa Maria.
The men wear white trousers made of cut straight Philippine fine cloth (the rich have been in the garment buttoning gold), hats and sandals Jipijapa
, without missing the traditional red scarf bandana popularly known as essential to the Jarana
dance.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in the northeastern Yucatan
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
. Its date of foundation is lost in the past, locked in its history forged by the great men in the majestic church of Santa Clara
Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi , born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi...
belonging to the Franciscan Order.
History
The site where today stands the village of Dzidzantún "What is written in stone," head of the municipality of the same name, belonged to pre-Hispanic times in the province of Ah Kin Chel. Although there are no data on its foundation by the conquerors, there is a document that attests that the year 1549 there was an Encomienda on this site in favor of Mr. Hernán Muñoz Vaquiano. Since the late nineteenth century belonged to Dzidzantún from Temax until 1918 that stands head of the municipality of the same name by agreement of the Organic Law of the State of Yucatan.Famous Characters
- Eduardo Ojeda Adams
- José del Carmen Domínguez y Zaldivar Composer and songwriter (1900)
- Rosa Sobrino y Sobrino
- Eneida Guerrero Lizama
- José R. Sobrino y Sobrino
- Oscar Filiberto Cruz Sobrino
- Victor Coral Campos
- Diego Méndez Estrada
Location
This municipality is located in the coastal region known as the northern Gulf of MexicoGulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
. It falls within the parallel 21° 12' and 21° 23' latitude north and between 88° 57' and 89° 04' west longitude and has an average height of 4 meters.
It is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
, south to the cities of Temax and Cansahcab, east to the town of Dzilam Gonzalez and to the west of the town of Yobaín.
Communities
The municipality is made up of 7 communities the most significant are as follows:- Dzidzantún (Municipal Seat)
- Santa Clara
Festivals, Dances and Traditions
Popular FestivalsClare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi , born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi...
.
June 10 to June 13, will celebrate the festival in honor of San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio de Padua, or plainly Padua, is a city in the Greater Buenos Aires, in Argentina. It is located in Merlo . The city has an area of and a population of around 38,000....
, patron of the people.
August 8 to 14 August, festivities in honor of Santa Clara
Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi , born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi...
, patron of the people (August 11).
Run the traditional Fiesta, Tradiciones and Customs
For All Saints and faithful departed it is customary to place an altar in the place of the main house, which gives the dead the food that they liked: the traditional Mucbil Pollo, accompanied by corn atole again, and chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
beaten with water. Regional festivals in the dance jaranas people making skills among participants.
Dress
It is the custom for women to use simple Huipil
Huipíl
A huipil is a form of Maya textile and tunic or blouse worn by indigenous Mayan, Zapotec, and other women in central to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and western Honduras, in the northern part of Central America. Some are also worn by men, particularly in Guatemala...
, highlighting the embroidered square neck and cutting edge clothing, this is placed over the shaft, which is subject to a ripple bottom half at the waist with a girdle of the same fabric; fit sandals and sun protection are covered with a shawl. Farmers, especially the elderly, are dressed in baggy trousers, blanket, raw abotonada front shirt, apron Cotia and straw hat.
For major events and Vaquerías women wear a Terno dress, made of fine fabrics, lace and embroidery generally made by hand in cross stitch. This is supplemented with long gold chains, earrings, coral beads or watermark rebozo and Santa Maria.
The men wear white trousers made of cut straight Philippine fine cloth (the rich have been in the garment buttoning gold), hats and sandals Jipijapa
Jipijapa
Jipijapa may refer to:*Cyclanthaceae, a palm tree*Panama hat, a hat made from the leaves of that treeJipijapa as a place name:*Jipijapa, Ecuador, a town in Ecuador...
, without missing the traditional red scarf bandana popularly known as essential to the Jarana
Jarana
The jarana jarocha is a guitar-shaped fretted stringed instrument, from the southern region of the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Typically strung with 8 strings in 5 courses, usually arranged in two single outer strings with three courses between. The strings are usually nylon, although they were gut...
dance.