In the locality of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, one of its 13 neighborhoods, is the Vixhana neighborhood considered a neighborhood of clay art artisans, where these dolls or clay toys and household utensils are made, currently only one person is dedicated to this trade and its production has spread to other municipalities of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
These clay dolls called Tanguyu were given as gifts to girls in the month of December, a custom that began in New Spain Mexico and was still carried out in the 1930s.
The origin of this tradition comes from pre-Hispanic times, since at the end of the 365-day cycle, our ancestors renewed the images of our tutelary Gods in the particular altar, and in order not to forget this pagan tradition, they hid it as a gift for their children. In addition to the above, the tradition continues in its uses and customs in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, since in its traditional festivals women and men dance the Son de Tanguyu
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Má biaaze gueela xhiine
gusi xhuncu ládxe duá
guixhi sedó naa chizié
tangu yú canábu naa
Tangu yú, tangu yú
tangu yú ni raca Vixhana
tangu yú, tangu yú
tangu yú, xquite ti bádu zá
zaxié pé ti tangu yú
ti guiete naládxu naa
ni choo ládxu, ni scarú
bádu ró, xhiine gana
Tangu yú, tangu yú
tangu yú ni raca Vixhana
tangu yú, tangu yú
tangu yú, xquite ti bádu zá
neca má noá ndaani bá
gápu chichi xtangu lu
naa bisegáde ni lii
ti guiete naládxu naa
Tangu yú, tangu yú
tangu yú ni raca Vixhana
tangu yú, tangu yú
tangu yú, xquite ti bádu zá
Night has already fallen my son
sleep child of my heart
tomorrow morning I'll go buy you
the clay doll that you ask me for so much
clay doll, clay doll
clay doll made in the Vixhana neighborhood
clay doll, clay doll
clay doll, Zapotec child's toy
I'll buy you a clay doll
so that you remember me
the one you like the most, the most beautiful
big boy, my son
clay doll, clay doll
clay doll made in the Vixhana neighborhood
clay doll, clay doll
clay doll, Zapotec child's toy
Even though I'm already in the grave
you will have your doll
I gave it to you
so that you remember me
clay doll, clay doll
clay doll made in the Vixhana neighborhood
clay doll, clay doll
clay doll, Zapotec child's toy
Our Mezcalero Master makes a careful selection of ripe magueys that are ideal for harvesting, once harvested, the maguey piñas are baked for 3 days in a pit oven on hot rocks, heated by wood fires, mainly oak, with this process. the characteristic smoke is obtained that stands out in the aroma and flavor of our Mezcal
To dismember the fibers of the maguey, the cooked piñas are ground with a large circular quarry stone called a tahona (Stone mill), which is pulled by a horse or mule.
This process allows the greatest amount of sugar contained in the maguey to be released.
The ground maguey (must) is placed in wooden vats and water is added in the precise amount to generate a mixture that allows endemic microorganisms (yeasts) to transform sugars into alcohol, during this transformation process different substances are obtained. that will provide a wide range of aromas and flavors to mezcal.
The juice and bagasse of the fermented maguey (tepache) is placed inside copper stills where it is heated with firewood to separate alcohols and other compounds from the solid matter by evaporation.
Tanguyu Mezcal is the result of a double distillation where our Master Mezcalero with his enormous experience makes the cuts at the precise moments to obtain a product worthy of the best palates.
As the last step, the alcohols and aromatic and flavoring compounds of the bagasse and other solid residues must be separated by distillation to obtain: THE MEZCAL. Described in this way it seems a simple task, however, in each process it is necessary to know the exact moments since the richness of aromas and flavors that the Mezcal will have depends on this, several years have to elapse for a person to master the perfection this technique inherited from their ancestors. Baltazar for more than 40 years has dedicated himself to the production of Artisanal and Ancestral Mezcal, which is why he can proudly hold the title of: "MAESTRO MEZCALERO".
Described in this way it seems a simple task, however, in each process it is necessary to know the exact moments since the richness of aromas and flavors that the Mezcal will have depends on this, several years have to elapse for a person to master the perfection this technique inherited from their ancestors. Baltazar for more than 40 years has dedicated himself to the production of Artisanal and Ancestral Mezcal, which is why he can proudly hold the title of: "MAESTRO MEZCALERO" Described in this way it seems a simple task, however, in each process it is necessary to know the exact moments since the richness of aromas and flavors that the Mezcal will have depends on this, several years have to elapse for a person to master the perfection this technique inherited from their ancestors. Baltazar for more than 40 years has dedicated himself to the production of Artisanal and Ancestral Mezcal, which is why he can proudly hold the title of: "MAESTRO MEZCALERO"
Original: San Luis del Río, Oaxaca
Original: San Luis del Río, Oaxaca
Original: San Luis del Río, Oaxaca
Originario: San Luis del Río, Oaxaca
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