confradía
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A confradía is an organization of Roman Catholic laymen found in Mexico and Central America. These groups are responsible for the material care of religious images, pilgrimages, and ceremonies. The term originates from Spanish and is related to the concept of brotherhood. A related term, confrater, refers to a member of a confraternity or an associate of a monastery. The broader term confrerie simply means brotherhood or association. In Latin America, the Catholic Church has played a significant role in society, with lay involvement and social justice movements being prominent.1234
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Latin American danceCubaAlso, the African religious cofradías (confraternities), known as cabildos in Cuba, were allowed to parade on January 6, Día de los Tres Reyes (Three Kings’ Day, or Epiphany), and during Carnival. In socialist Cuba many of the rituals of the Roman Catholic Church were eliminated or secularized; Carnival was…
Read MoreAlso, the African religious cofradías (confraternities), known as cabildos in Cuba, were allowed to parade on January 6, Día de los Tres Reyes (Three Kings’ Day, or Epiphany), and during Carnival. In socialist Cuba many of the rituals of the Roman Catholic Church were eliminated or secularized; Carnival was…
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More than 180 cofradías gather there, divided into dance units called cuyacas, pieles rojas, chunchos, osos, negros, morenos, chinos, gitanos, collaguayos, and diablos. Each has distinct steps, costumes, and music. The gitanos, for instance, dress as Roma and dance in two lines facing each other, with choreographed crossovers,…
Read MoreMore than 180 cofradías gather there, divided into dance units called cuyacas, pieles rojas, chunchos, osos, negros, morenos, chinos, gitanos, collaguayos, and diablos. Each has distinct steps, costumes, and music. The gitanos, for instance, dress as Roma and dance in two lines facing each other, with choreographed crossovers,…
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