Annual pilgrimage has ancient pre-Hispanic and Catholic roots
Mexico Life Mexico City’s Pilgrimage of the Concheros has roots dating to the Conquest. Annual pilgrimage has ancient pre-Hispanic and Catholic roots Thousands of musicians and dancers gather every November in Tlatelolco, Mexico City By Joseph Sorrentino Published on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Every second Sunday in November, Tlatelolco’s Plaza de Tres Culturas in Mexico City fills with the smell of incense, the pounding of drums and singing as thousands of concheros from across central Mexico gather for their pilgrimage Read More …