a cherished saint in Mexico. “Es algo inexplicable, porque lo tienes en el corazón y bailas para tu virgen y bailas con todo el amor,” says Alverica Vega, an Aztec indigenous dancer.

song and dance, and blood sacrifice – customary practices in many Aztec rituals. The Spanish invaders of Mexico were Catholic, and they worked hard to evangelize native peoples. To stamp out ...

Instead, they staged a well-attended performance by the Xochigetzal Dancers, an Aztec dance troupe from Mexico. In other Expo news, the jumping-frog demonstration at the Folklife Festival area was ...