Baile del Zopilote - Vulture Dance
Vulture Dance
Name Baile del Zopilote - Vulture Dance
Origin Southern Pacific (mostly Masaya, Diriá and Diriomo).
Dress The vulture is dressed in a black bird outfit with a vulture mask. The female dress is a traditional, orange dress with black lines and flowers decorating the hair.
Dance This dance, according to a folkloric expert, is very old and has already disappeared from the popular traditions. Currently the dance is only performed in professional dances. The dance represents the death and the burying of the 'vulture', which is a negative person characterized by this carrion bird.
Music The dance is accompanied by the joyful song "The Vulture Died", which is performed by chicheros (a philharmonic group).