Los Matachines del Pueblo de Abiquiú, 2025 Revival Dance. Photo Courtesy Gustavo Martínez Contreras / Analco Studios Los ...

It was a long time ago. In 1540, a party of Spanish conquistadors from Francisco Vasquez de Coronado’s expedition rode ...

The traditional dance group performs in the days after Christmas to offer up expressions of gratitude, prayer and good ...

Los Matachines de Alcalde performed their annual dance in front of St. Anne’s Catholic Church on Thursday. The tradition of the matachin dances dates back hundreds of years and has been carried down ...

The dance marking the day of the Virgen de Guadalupe began with a clap of thunder from a drum in El Paso’s historic Segundo Barrio. Matachines dance dates back to just after the arrival of the Spanish ...

More than 700 colorful matachines took to the streets near Mission Concepción on Sunday to celebrate the Immaculate Conception, some garbed in bright dresses and tall, feathered plumes as music from ...

Angélica Yañez Guillen gets goosebumps on her arms every time she sees Matachines, typical of northern Mexico, dance an homage to the Virgen de Guadalupe, a vital religious figure in that country.

FREMONT — In much the same spirit of their native Aztec ancestors had centuries ago, many Mexican-American members of the Catholic Church from throughout the area gathered to celebrate the traditional ...

Gloria Flores (right) and other members of Danza Chichimeca San Miguel de Arcángel run through dress rehearsal for celebrations of Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe ceremonies, which are Saturday. The ...

It’s a tradition that’s been running for nearly 80 years in one of Albuquerque’s oldest neighborhoods. The Barelas Community ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- Today some El Pasoans gathered to honor our community’s culture, heritage, and traditions at the annual La Fe Segundo Barrio Matachines celebration. It was held this afternoon ...