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Fiestas Patronales del Rincón Mágico

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Las cofradías surgieron durante la colonia,<br />

pero fueron organizaciones netamente<br />

indígenas. Su finalidad era celebrar la<br />

fiesta <strong>del</strong> santo patrono, pero su poder<br />

llegó a ser tan grande que influyó sobre<br />

la vida económica de las comunidades.<br />

En estas imágenes podemos observar<br />

el encuentro de los Santos y el saludo o<br />

topa de manos y frentes de los diferentes<br />

cumpas o compadres.<br />

The brotherhood guild originated during<br />

the Colonial Period, but they were purely<br />

native organizations. Their purpose was to<br />

celebrate the festivity of the patron saint,<br />

but its influence became so large that it<br />

started to affect the economic activities<br />

of the people of the towns. In this image<br />

we find the encounter of the saints and the<br />

greeting hand in hand and foreheads of<br />

the different “Cumpas” or godfather.<br />

La topa de Santiago y San Andrés,<br />

Apaneca, Ahuachapán<br />

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