Abstract

CEN MONTUY, María Jesús. Seven Crosses Festival at Tixméhuac. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2009, vol.34, pp.115-143. ISSN 0185-2574.

This work constitutes the first approach to the Fiesta de las Siete Cruces, which takes place every year on the second and third of May, in the municipality of Tixméhuac, located to the south of the state of Yucatan.It is organized basically from two moments: in the first one a general description of the Fiesta is offered, including the novel or recent aspects of the above mentioned celebration.The second one constitutes an initial proposal of interpretation and explanation of the changes in the financing of the activities, trying to answer two questions: why has the organizational model of financing for the Fiesta de las Siete Cruces given in? and, why did this financing become individual?

Keywords : Traditional parties; crouces; vaqueria; financing; Sociedad de Hermanos de las Siete Cruces.