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Kaqchikel - Blog Posts
I am Kaqchikel (Mayan) and my culture is not a costume. Please Halloween responsibly : )
Every year for All Saints Day, people from my family's town in Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala make kites to send messages to the dead.
Kite making is a tradition for All Saints Day in Santiago, Guatemala. Here the Kaqchikel class Oxlajuj Aj is learning how to make our own 8 D
Finished kite for All Saints Day (November 1st) in Santiago, Guatemala!
Ninwajo yinok achatkawi’ Ruma janila yaqajo Ninwajo yiwär awik’in Ruma yaqa chi nuwäch …. quiero que acuestas por mi almohada porque te quiero mucho quiero que duermas conmigo porque eres tan bella …. I want you to lie on my pillow Because I want you so bad I want you to sleep with me Because you are so beautiful
Verse from a Kaqchikel song by Baldomero Kawoq
*yaqa chi nuwäch is a phrase which cannot be directly translated, but literally means something like, “you descend on my eyes”
(via artthropology)
Maya Health Alliance Wuku' Kawoq produces radio spots in Kaqchikel about common health conditions and remedies.
My favorite painting by Paula Nicho Cumez, Mas Haya del Universo
Kaqchikel (Mayan) painter Paula Nicho Cumez is from San Juan Comalapa, the Kaqchikel art capital, the Santa Fe (NM) of Guatemala. This piece is called Mi Segunda Piel.