Coyolillo’s Carnival Is a Celebration of Afro-Mexican Culture | Atlas Obscura

[@bryan5212]

As a Mexican this makes me smile. Be proud of who you are as well as your ancestors. Being black is nothing to be ashamed of. Black is beautiful.

[@str8tuptlk]

That’s because Mexico is Are the Indians from the tribe of Israel (Issachar) the original complexion is of the dark culture. Genesis 49 vs 14,15.

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

@bavmo7 Qam Yasharala Yeah. The so-called Aztecs and Mayans were Israelites

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

@@str8tuptlk The so-called Afro-Mexicans are the true descended from Aztecs and Mayans

[@ButterFlyGoddess]

✨I’m 3yrs late but this is BEAUTIFUL✨🙏🏾✨🧚🏾✨💫

[@andresmora5192]

Near the so-called Cerro Congo, in the municipality of Actopan, in the state of Veracruz, is Coyolillo, a congregation of the "Afro-Mexican race", as they call themselves. Founded in the seventeenth century, it is located about 40 kilometers from Xalapa, the capital. Its first inhabitants were slaves who obtained their freedom and who worked in a mill called Nuestra Señora del Rosario, on the Almolonga farm. Its carnival is unique in the entire state. They dance with wooden masks representing animals, wearing capes, multi-colored headdresses and rustic bells. The original dances are known to be long gone, but the "disguised" ones resemble a party called Gule Guamkulu from Mozambique, Mali, and Zambia. Greetings from Minatitlán, Veracruz.

[@respectknuckles428]

We recognize you our brothas and sistas!! black american showing love!!!

[@k.c.5426]

We Are one African family!☺✊🌍💜

[@eciv2006]

That’s the thing, most of them don’t want to be accepted by you or me. They want the acceptance from the yt man. Just like American and African blacks.

[@brauliocortez2129]

Is great to know you roots I am afromexican born in the United states of America

[@Rene390]

So you're an american. Mexican is a nationality, not a race.

[@geoboy700]

Mhmm same here , I have Spanish n Afro Mexican ( black) genes! Mano, viva la Raza

[@zihuanena]

Thank you... I too am from a community with African roots in Mexico. Except we are so well blended. Most people don’t know of African descendants in Zihuatanejo. Hyphens are a US thing. We use Negro/a or Moreno/a as terms of endearment (in my extended family).

[@TheTrill334]

That's amazing . Me gusta

[@katiab8865]

Como me sorprende ver que tanto en la cultura Afro- Mexicana existes estas máscara que se usan en los carnavales al igual que las hay en la cultura Afro- caribeña. Felicidades a mis hermanos Afro- Mexicanos.

[@mwelsh6530]

Man we are indeed a beautiful people...Don't let anyone tell you different....Much love from the UK

[@teeslist8495]

Peace, It's good to see you waking up and being proud of who you are. And not letting people make you feel bad about being you. You're beautiful in your own right... keep ur head up and remain blessed

[@Lougallops]

Incredibly unique and unsullied with commercialism. Wow. My first thought was I wanted to experience this culture but then I realized that I would be part of the problem that is erasing that which makes our world wonderful. Thanks so much for finding and sharing this Atlas! I’ve been following you guys for years and it’s just the best content always.

[@Regfife]

What do you mean by experiencing this culture and how would that be part of the problem?

[@Lougallops]

Reg Fife I’d like to visit but I’d be a tourist. Commercialism in my opinion changes cultures, especially one so isolated, in negative ways.

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

I think _some_ commercialism is fine, as long as it is initiated and controlled by the people who are part of the culture, and it is respectful of that culture. As long as we live in a capitalist society anyway. For some cultures, that form of self-directed marketing and commercialism is the lifeline that allows the culture to survive.

[@YuDuTheMath]

@@Mentocthemindtaker Well said

[@JorgeCervantes-j4z]

Que gusto por este pueblo mexicano..

[@grateful9672]

Beautiful people, beautiful message ❤️

[@juanalvarez3932]

Mi hermosa gente los amo mucho y gracias por educarnos

[@MeAuntieNora]

Beautiful place and people!

[@kangwavillegas7477]

Beautiful!!

[@ramonromano6191]

Ya es tiempo que se conozca los afro mexicanos

[@evangelioncyberpunk4848]

Si carnal pero si nacieron aquí son Méxicanos nomas como todos los que vivimos aqui, todos nacimos en México y todos somos Méxicanos no hay que decirles afromexicanas sino Méxicanos que es lo que son

[@lawrencecoley1652]

I love you my people

[@maryiamboc1216]

Hola ❗Cristo Te Ama 💟

[@ccway7]

This was beautiful!! Would love to experience this beautiful culture and people!

[@chachab9239]

🤗🤗🤗. Stay. Continually blessed. You are real too.❣️

[@lovemewhite3939]

Very Beautiful people ❤

[@HHLtn]

Just amazing. Love this ❤️

[@cynthiacarr3294]

Beautiful tyfs my distant family Bravo👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤴🏾👸🏾❤💯🎊🙏🏾🔥

[@alonsobrazzel3011]

☻ ❤- I am Very Proud of you AFRO-MEXICANS. Alot of Blacks from Other Countries dont like to be Called BLACK but you, you are PROUD OF YOUR HERITAGE.✔ 🕇⛪🕆 - PLEASE, Keep it up and TEACH your Children so that they can Keep the TRADITIONS going. ❤🕇 - LOVE FROM "CONGO" IN EAST AFRICA. PEACE.🕇⛪💪👌👍❤

[@geoboy700]

🖤🖤🖤💫💫🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@BenjiDaRula]

This was beautiful ❤❤❤

[@blacknile1354]

Love you guys

[@92118]

Yo no soy "afro-mexicana" pero si tango ADN Africana. Casi todos los Mexicanos tenemos antepasados africanos. Pero no a todos se nos ve por tanta mezcla.

[@shelbourneking7068]

Meanwhile the people of the Dominican replublic whose people have more African blood than these people are denying there Afro heritage.

[@geoboy700]

Mhmm true! I’ve heard and seen interview cuz like ???….seriously that’s straight Merda!

[@506pierce]

Beautiful

[@sentientarugula2884]

Awesome!

[@lopezlas1]

Very well executed 😍😍

[@karinavlog9703]

Un día m gustaría conocerte la muchacha q está ablando yo nací ahí mas fui traída a Estados Unidos i m gustaría ir ahí a donde naci

[@TheTrill334]

Yo no se que decir porque eso es tan Bonita.

[@0hfoxyroxy]

Mucho abrazos y amor 💕

[@AnitaVillafrank]

❤

[@alcatelazul1azul453]

Coyolillo Actopan Veracruz

[@jajajaja2624]

Who can I contact I want to go here 2021.

[@karinavlog9703]

Just buy your ticket to Jalapa Veracruz from there u get a taco to coyolillo I was born there

[@ihatelgbtq8782]

5:16

[@RaiderJae]

❤❤❤❤

[@raprockscarlett]

Ayy weyy

[@dertrickwinn7982]

Yes yes yes ..

[@davidphillips2177]

This is very important for so little is know about the Afro- Mexican community which represents 2% of the Mexican population. How wonder that they have a good sense of identity

[@terroralabruja]

1. 2% it includes immigrants from Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Honduras and Africa. A great number seeking and awaiting Asylum to the US

[@lindahernandez6360]

@@terroralabruja that's re-sent , Slaves ran to Mexico in slave times , and mexico took them in and protected them from the Americans

[@geoboy700]

@@lindahernandez6360 mhmm the Mexican Indians or mixed Spanish

[@adolforuiz6031]

@@geoboy700 funny ...cause these people don't have that radical views or mentally...don't mix your idioligy the U.S taught you with these people my people...

[@maryiamboc1216]

It's hard to tell Afro Mexicans from some Mexicans

[@geronimosilva3516]

❤ 🇿🇦 🇲🇽 ✊

[@djohnnineonesix820]

Afro Mexican are Afro American because Mexico is located in the American continent. So here in the states are Afro unitedstatian.

[@gummithyxii1885]

America is a country+ the entire west is called the Americas

[@silentgroyper5069]

So this is Nick's people

[@CaptainDiaspora]

All of the dissatisfied North American $5 pretendians will swear up and down these Afro-Mexicans are not from Africa. Anyway much love to my Afro-Mexican la familia. ✊🏽❤️✊🏾❤️✊🏿❤️

[@lindahernandez6360]

😂

[@bigcee5702]

They look like regular mexicans

[@geoboy700]

Mhmm but they are black and dark skinned Afro latin people

[@Whosane16223]

Yeah but most Mexican African DNA and embracing their heritage!!!! I don't think you get the point of the message we all are one race so people need to stop being racist!!

[@azborderlands]

Variant degrees of African DNA in La raza. Some from the Moors. I have both subsaharan and North African.

[@djohnnineonesix820]

Afro Mexicano Tambien son Afro Americanos porque Mexico Esta localizado en America. En estados unidos son Afro estadounidenses.

[@ilianamoreno87]

Estados Unidos y America son cosas distintas.

[@lindahernandez6360]

Mexico es America !

[@YuDuTheMath]

These are descendants of Hebrew/Shemetic peoples of the diaspora, and they wear their heritage with dignity and class. Congo and most of southwestern Sudan (So-udan, or Land of Yahudah) was and is the land of the exiled and dispersed of the ancient so called Israelites (Yah'sharalim). Perhaps the next step in the wonderful revitalization of your culture is to search out your Hebrew roots! Shalom

[@lindahernandez6360]

Chill they came to Mexico running slavery from America . Mexico took them in and didn't give them back to the Americans.

[@lindahernandez6360]

😂