Tonantzin - La virgen de Guadalupe Mug

Hundreds of dancers fill the avenue, descendants of the Mexica, the original name for the Aztec, mingle with other indigenous Mexicans: Matachines, Tarahumaras, Cucapá, Kumiai, and Paipai. Many travel from far away to make their offering to Tonanztin, Nahuatl (the language of the Mexica) for “Venerable Mother,” La Virgen Morena -- the Dark Virgin, Coatlaxopeuh, Our Lady of Guadalupe, every12th of December