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Devil's Alley Legend
Devil's Alley until recently was a narrow
passage just a short distance from what is now downtown Mexico
City .
At the
struck of midnight the Devil himself would appear in the
famous alley. Many feared and avoided it but for many young
people it was also a source of excitement and thrill...
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La Llorona
in Spanish
Esta antigua leyenda es la que todo niño
mexicano sabe por boca de su abuelo o por la de algún compañero
de la escuela que ha querido jugarle alguna broma.
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La Llorona
in English
The legend of La Llorona.
Dressed in white, with her loose hair; this woman
still makes children as well as old-timers tremble with terror,
from the lowlands of the Bajío region and even to the southeast
of Mexico. She’s “La Llorona”- (The Weeping Woman).
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The Legend of Our Lord of the Poison
Every day, Don Fermin deposited a gold
coin in the offering plate at the foot of the image, who’s
bloodied feet he humbly kissed...Hatred for the man entered into
the heart of Don Ismael.
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La
Leyenda de Nuestro Señor del Veneno
Todos los días, don Fermín
depositaba una moneda de oro en el plato petitorio que estaba a
los pies de la imagen, cuyos ensangrentados pies besaba con
humildad. Nunca faltaba don Fermín a su cita matutina.
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The
Legend of the Volcanoes Popocatepetl & Iztaccihuatl
Thousands of years ago, when the Aztec
Empire was in its heyday..The chief had a daughter named
Iztaccihuatl: the most beautiful of all the princesses, who had
professed her love for young Popocatepetl
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La Leyenda de los Volcanes
Popocatepetl & Iztaccihuatl
Hace ya miles de años, cuando el Imperio
Azteca estaba en su esplendor....El cacique tenía una hija,
llamada Iztaccíhuatl, era la princesa más bella y depositó su
amor en el joven Popocatépetl
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La Llorona One Woman
Many Stories
The streets
were left deserted. It was then that the darkness and the
silence were torn by the long and distressing wails of a woman.
“Oh, my
children”...
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La Llorona Una Mujer Muchas
Historias
Entonces, la oscuridad y el silencio se rasgaban con los
largos y dolorosos lamentos de una mujer. "¡Ay, mis hijos"
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Popol
Vuh
The Popol Vuh or "Council Book" gathers
together part
of the wisdom and
traditions of
the Mayan
culture established primarily
in the Quiche
region of Guatemala.
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La Leyenda Maya Popol Vuh
El
Popol Vuh o “Libro del Consejo” recopila parte de
la sabiduría y tradiciones de la cultura maya establecida
principalmente en la región Quiché de Guatemala. Es una
conjunción de religión, mitología...
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The
Legend of Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl,
one of the main deities
of pre-Hispanic
civilizations, is
present in most
of 15th-century Mesoamerica.
From
the beginning,
he has been attributed countless
mysteries:
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The Culture of the Sun
When there is a solar eclipse,
indigenous villages come to the sun’s defense, and through
dance, prayer, and many diverse rituals, they protect the sun
from the moon. |
