I will talk about the chinelos

This dance is based on the year 1807 in the state of Morelos, in the city of
Tlayacapan. The folkloric dance refers to the quarrels that have always existed
between the Spaniards and the indigenous people of the area.

It is a costume that represents the old Spanish conquistadors, those landowners

and landowners who had at their disposal any number of workers; when the
Spaniards gathered to celebrate something, the service people were left without
much to do. They also wanted to celebrate, although they couldn’t do so without
being discovered, so at first, they devised a disguise known as the "Huehuenches",
they wore old clothes and masks to hide their identity from the foremen, they went
through the streets whistling with small flutes and hitting boats, playing what are
now the melodies played by wind bands, to mockingly imitate these landowners.

The chinelo costume generally consists of a tunic that is different depending on the
state, a mask, and a hat which most of the time has applications of chaquira, a
fringe, feathers of different colors, pearls on the top of the hat called crown.

In Morelos there are different types of costumes depending on the region:

In Tlayacapan the simplest costume is used, it consists of a white tunic with only
three lines of blue down to the bottom, with a low and elongated hat, with fringe
and feathers, but it does not wear a crown.

In Tepoztlán the costumes are more elaborate, they are tunics that have a kind of
cape called "volatón" with hand-painted figures or embroidered with chaquira and
sequins, the hat is conical in shape with applications of chaquira, crown and
feathers.

In Yautepec they are very elaborate costumes, they are very similar to those of
Tepoztlán, except that the whole tunic has applications of chaquira and sequins, as
well as the hat and the volatón.

I knew the Chinelos from a very young age, and since then I have been passionate
about their dance, their history and their colorful costumes.

This dance was adopted by the south of Mexico City, if my dad had not been from
the south of the city, I would never have known the Chinelos.

In the city different adaptations of the costume have been made, if I were asked:
Could you tell me which is your favorite costume? or can you tell me why you like
the chinelos? easily my answers would be "honestly all of them, and I like them so
much because of the way they dance and all their surroundings represent
celebration and joy for me".

At the time I wanted to make my own suit, but the cheapest one would cost about
10 thousand pesos and the most expensive one is about 70 thousand pesos and
up.

Of course, you can find cheaper suits already made but many times they are not as
nice. The point is to buy something you like, isn't it?

The first time I went to a chinelo carnival was in Jiutepec, if I hadn't gotten along
with my uncles, I wouldn't have been invited to go with them. I have to admit that it
was the best gift they could have given me.

Almost nobody knows about them, my classmates have asked me about them,
they ask me "Could you tell me what they are?", for me it is funny to bump into
someone at school who knows about them.

Of course, I would recommend to everyone the opportunity to get to know this

beautiful tradition, it is obvious that I would recommend something that I like so
much, isn't it?

My heartbeats faster and I get excited every time I hear chinelos nearby, I will
leave a small fragment of how their dance is.