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Steve Hampson | profile | all galleries >> Mexico '07 >> Los Voladores tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Los Voladores

Four flying men will descend from the top of the universal tree, doing circles in the air. 30 meters above ground the leader dances and plays pre-Hispanic instruments.
This impressive show of courage and faith is an ancient ceremony which originated in the state of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico to ask for a good harvest and fertility.
The fliers, representing the four elements and the four cardinal points, go up a 30 meter pole and tied by their waist jump head first into the air with their arms open. The fliers make their way down each going around the pole exactly 13 times which amounts to the number of months in the Mayan calendar.
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