VOICED : Espanto y risas en desfile de la Calabiuza en El Salvador

The video explores the Calabiusa festival in El Salvador, a blend of indigenous and Christian traditions celebrated on All Saints' Night. It highlights the month-long preparation by the youth of Tonacantepeque, who create costumes to honor Mictlantecutli, the lord of death. The festival features mythical characters like the sipitío and the llorona, who participate in a procession with a noisy cart carrying a coffin. The event concludes with a cumbia celebration that attracts tourists.

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