Danza de los Viejitos

The Danza de los Viejitos is said have begun as a dance in the Mexican State of Michoacán in the Purépecha Region.

Four dancers are also believed to be the correct number to dance in this traditional performance because there are four colors that make corn which is red, yellow, white, and blue.

[1] The dancers ask El Dios Viejo (The Old God) for good harvest, communication with spirits, and to learn about the past or to predict the future.

They wear a hat made out of straw with adorned lengthy pieces of ribbon, each one a different color.

The dancers also wear a mask made out of either wood, cornstalk paste, or clay with an elderly man's face painted on it.

Danzantes in Pátzcuaro , Michoacán
Traditional clothing from head to toe.
Wooden sole sandals used to make tapping noise.
The traditional clothing of a "Danzante."
Instruments used for The Danza de los Viejitos