File:Altar de Hanal Pixán y los Mitos.jpg
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Español: En algunos lugares de Yucatán se piensa que los espejos son portales hacia el mundo de los muertos, por ello mucha gente en algunas comunidades suelen mantenerlos cubiertos cuando no los utilizan. En Ucú, Yucatán, México, para una investigación documental sobre la diversidad de los altares durante el día de los muertos (Hanal Pixán), registré esta escena peculiar. La familia que montó el altar cubrió el espejo del tocador para que el espíritu no se vea a sí mismo cuando vaya por sus ofrendas. Se cree que si éste se ve, no volverá jamás.
English: In some Yucatan places people think that mirrors are portals to the "other world", thus some people in little towns keep them covered when they are not being used. In Ucu, Yucatán, México, during a documentary research about the diversity of the day of the death (Hanal Pixan) altars, I took this particular picture. The family who laid the altar covered the mirror so that the spirit doesn't see itself when it goes for its offerings. It is believed that if it is seen, it will never return. |
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| Author | Juan Manuel Arana Ravell |
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Técnica plata/gelatina. Escaneado de negativo.
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