Patzcuaro has a Presence This Christmas at the Vatican
The Patzcuaro Lake Region , with its cultural, culinary, and artisan treasures, has found a niche this year at the Vatican as part of the Mexican Christmas Program. Michoacan is present at the Vatican this Christmas Season The show includes photographs, Christmas trees decorated by Michoacan artisans , and two nativity scenes – one made of wax from Purépero, and another pre-Histanic design ( pasta de caña de maíz, or corn stalk ) from the Patzcuaro Lake area . On your next trip to Patzcuaro , don’t miss the artisan workshops where you can find these art forms. Sacred art executed by the Purépecha is unique. The Michoacan Folk Art present at the Vatican this Christmas Season The corn stalk nativity scene in the Vatican, by artists Martin Agustín Gaspar Rodríguez and Beatriz Ortega, was blessed by the current Pope. Pirekua, music of the indigenous Purhépecha – and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage – was also part of the Pope’s blessin