Costa Maya Cruise Port Dance Of The Flyers
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Every time they perform this ritual they are literally risking their lives.
The reason for this ritual was mainly to please their gods and invoke fertility upon the community so they would have good rain and corn crops.
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The popular dance show at the Costa Maya Cruise Port is the Danza de los Voladores, also known as the Dance of the Flyers or the Ritual of the Papantla Flyers. This ancient Mesoamerican ceremony involves five performers climbing a tall pole, after which four launch themselves off, circling the pole as they descend while the fifth plays music from the top. What it is: A traditional ceremony that is both a ritual and a performance. The performance: Four of the five flyers descend the 30-meter pole, tied by ropes, while the fifth remains at the top, playing a flute and drum. Meaning: It's a way to appease the gods to ensure good harvests, and it represents the four cardinal directions as well as the four elements.