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Every year in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, in Southern Mexico, thousands of Maya Indians gather to celebrate Carnival, which they call "Festival of Games". This award winning film, which merges Catholicism and ancient Maya rights, beautifully captures the passion and mystery of the event and shows how Maya's symbolic world is renewed each year in the celebrations.

Type: Documentary
Length: 59 minutes
Year: 1992
Audio Language: English
Subtitles: None
Themes: Anthropology/Archaeology, Indigenous Peoples, Mexico

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