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Food and the offerings

  La ofrenda these days

“The individual will proceed to take everything he used while alive, to continue his work in the afterlife.

Historically, from the Pre-hispanic to the Colonial elements on the offerings, food has always been the main element in the Mexican ofrendas (altars). As is described in the rules dictated by Teomihcatzin, the god responsible for the creation of the underworld, “The individual will proceed to take everything he used while alive, to continue his work in the afterlife. He will take his corn meal, nine tortillas of seven different varieties, amaranth atole (beverage), and turkey meat. He will deposit nine seeds of nine different varieties in a reed cane, to cultivate and support his other life”, Teomihcatzin said; however, wheat (bread) was not part of the indigenous foods placed in pre-hispanic offerings. Nevertheless, that changed with the colonial times until today.
 
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Históricamente desde el prehispánico hasta la colonia la comida ha sido siempre el elemento principal de las ofrendas de los altares para los muertos.
En la mitología el rey responsable de la creación del inframundo (Teomihcatzin) determino las reglas donde se otorga el derecho de llevarse todo lo que te perteneció en vida para seguir con el trabajo mas allá de la muerte, podrías llevarte, maíz, nueve tortillas en diferentes 7 variedades, atole de Amaranto y carne de guajolote. Con eso podrías sembrar nueve semillas en nueve diferentes variedades para cultivar y resistir su existencia en la otra vida.
Teomihcatzin lo aseguro.
Aunque el pan de trigo no era parte de la comida prehispánica mantiene su presencia en las ofrendas como cambios de la colonia hasta nuestros días .
WHERE?

Yolotl Traditional Mexican Cuisine
13140 SE 172nd Avenue #122,
Happy Valley, OR 97086

ARTISTS
  • Alejandro IV Barragan
  • Maricela Figueroa
  • Salvador San
DATE & HOURS

Date: October 28 – Nov 5 2023

Hours: 2:00pm to 9:00pm

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