La Guelaguetza is an annual celebration of the Indigenous cultures and traditions from each of the eight regions in Oaxaca, Mexico.
KAYSVILLE — There aren't many opportunities in Utah outside his own home for Jeronimo Bazan-Alavez to speak his native Zapoteco — an Indigenous language whose dialects are spoken in southwestern Mexico.
"I'm very proud to speak this language," he said in Spanish. "There is a new generation of people who are still conserving it, who still speak it. But unfortunately, it's already disappearing because the younger generation doesn't want to speak it, or the parents don't want to teach it to their kids, or they're ashamed to speak it.
Oaxaca en Utah founder Norma Carver agreed. "I'm very proud to be Oaxaqueña," she said in Spanish, adding that her favorite part of the celebration is "the people." Left to right, Paloma Jensen and Lizette Villegas have their photo taken at La Guelaguetza at Heritage Park in Kaysville on Saturday.
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