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 Cinco de Mayo
The Battle of Puebla 1862
Featuring our Traditional China Poblana skirt  
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China Poblana Skirt
 
The China Poblana skirt is worn by women riders in rodeos called Charreadas in the city of Puebla. Puebla city is where México defeated France gaining independence on Cinco de Mayo. Charreadas are one of the ways the city celebrates this victory. It is also worn for the national Mexican folk dance Jarabe Tapatio.
The skirt consists of a long full green and red flannel skirt. It is decorated with sequin designs that usually embody national Mexican symbols such as a cactus. Along with this skirt, the riders wear white embroidered shirts, red and green ribbons in their braided hair, and sometimes a man’s sombrero.
The style of this dress is believed to have come from an Asian woman living in Puebla in the 1600’s. Many locals believed that she was Chinese, although she was probably born in the Mughal Empire which is in modern day Pakistan. There was even rumor that she was born a princess. Her name was Catarina de San Juan. She was brought to the Americas as a servant, and was converted to Christianity from Islam. Many in the town admired her as a holy woman, as well as admiring her for her style of dress. By wearing her dress style they honor her life and what she meant to the town of Puebla.

 
Citations:
Toor, Frances. A Treasury of Mexican Folkways. Crown Publishers, 1947.
 
Mann, Charles C. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. Vintage Books, 2012.

Falda de China Poblana
 
La falda de China Poblana es usada por mujeres jinetes en los rodeos llamadas charreadas en la ciudad de Puebla. La ciudad de Puebla es donde México derroto a Francia ganando su Independencia el Cinco de Mayo. Las charreadas es una de las maneras en las que se celebra la victoria. También se usa en la danza folklórica Nacional de México, Jarabe Tapatío.
La falda consiste en una falda larga de franela verde y roja decorada con diseños de lentejuelas que generalmente representan símbolos Nacionales Mexicanos como un cactus. Junto con la falda, los jinetes asientan camisetas bordadas blancas, listones rojos y verdes en su cabello trenzado y, a veces, un sombrero de hombre.
Se cree que el estilo de este vestido proviene de una mujer asiática que vivió en Puebla en la década de 1600's. Muchos habitantes creían que ella era china, aunque probablemente nació en el Imperio Mughal, que se encuentra en el moderno Pakistán. Incluso hubo un rumor de que ella nació como princesa. Su nombre era Catarina de San Juan. Ella fue llevada a las Américas como sirvienta y se convirtió al Cristianismo del Islam. Muchos de la ciudad la admiraban como una mujer santa y  por su estilo de vestir. Al vestir la falda de China Poblana se honra su vida y lo que significa para la ciudad de Puebla.
 
Citations:
Toor, Frances. A Treasury of Mexican Folkways. Crown Publishers, 1947.
 
Mann, Charles C. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. Vintage Books, 2012
Falda de China Poblana



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  • Exhibitions
    • Spotlight Gallery
    • Current Exhibition >
      • 213th Anniversary of Independence
      • Bandera Ware >
        • A painting by José Salazar
    • Past Exhibitions
    • Candelario Medrano, The Surrealist Folk Genius
    • Spirit of Fiesta, 2023
    • Cinco de Mayo "Battle of Puebla"
    • Quiquiriquiando
    • A FORTUNE INSIDE MY PIGGY BANK
    • ZOOMORPHIC CLAY CENSER
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • Native Mexican Garment
      • The Joy of Nativity Scenes
      • Our Day of the Dead Altar
      • Women of Mexican Independence (1810)
      • Divine Pitchers/ Jarras Divinas
      • Cinco de Mayo display
      • Legends of Mexican Cinema photos
      • Navidad Mexicana
      • Day of the Dead Altar 2021
      • Independence Day Display 2021
      • Splendors of "The Tree of Life"
      • Mexican Independence Day
      • Navidad 2020
      • Old Postcards from México
      • La Catrina from its origins
      • OTOMÍ DREAM
      • NATIVITY SCENES 2019
      • Three Wise Man Celebration
      • DAY OF THE DEAD 2019
      • Whimsical Tales of Ocumicho
      • Mexican Independence Day display 2019
      • Lacquers from Uruapan
      • Mariachi outfit and its history
      • The Popular Mexican Velvet Hat
      • Cinco de Mayo -2019
      • Green-Glazed Ceramics
      • Double Exhibition
      • Chistmas Nativities-2018
      • Day of the Dead / El Día de Los Muertos 2018
      • Patriotic Play: Figures of the Mexican Revolution
      • Mexican Independence Day 2018
      • Fiesta Display: Traditional Mexican Embroidery
      • A Photographic Stroll
      • Traditional Toys
      • Cinco de Mayo 2018
      • Splendors of Oaxacan Art
      • Nacimiento Navideño 2017
      • Día De Los Muertos 2017
      • Birds of Clay: Burnished Pottery from Jalisco
      • ¡Alebrijes! Alebrijes!
      • Mystical Masks / Máscaras Místicas
      • Nacimiento Navideño/ Nativity Sets & Scenes 2016
      • El Día De Los Muertos 2016
      • Muñecas Tradicionales / Traditional Dolls
      • Barro Petatillo y Petate de Palma
      • Dîa de los Muertos 2015
      • Bandera Ware/ Flag Ware
      • Saintly and Spirited: Art Made of Tin
      • ¡LOTERÍA! Mexico's Game of Chance and Poetry
      • Tree of Life / El Arbol de la Vida
      • Mexico Dreams Animals
      • Transportation ¡DALE!
      • ¡Buen Provecho! Dining in Mexico
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