El Poch— Dance-Drama
El Poch— Dance-Drama
On the morning of January 20 everyone gathers at the prearranged location, a house or a plaza. The pochoveras enter in their long skirts and embroidered blouses and perform the initial dance. Then the cojóes enter, wearing masks with exaggerated features, representing the best and worst in humans. Soon the tigres (jaguars) invade the dance space, and the cojóes and tigres play at hunting each other until, finally, they join forces to chase the audience.
FiestaTime-1965, p. 15