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Thousands of visitors, national and foreigners, meet every Good Friday in Aldea de Totonicapán to enjoy the peculiar show of clean fist fights.
Thousands meet in Chivarreto to witness the traditional fights. (Photo: Community Mayor’s Office Aldea Chivarreto/Facebook).
Local media and fans of traditional Chivarreto fights They published experiences of participants in the clashes of clean fist.
At least 80 people participated in the peculiar show, held in this town of San Francisco El Alto, Totonicapán, on Good Friday.
According to the organizers and promoters of the tradition, This is a way to release tensions, adjust personal accounts or simply participate in a custom with decades of history.
The activity constitutes A cultural expression deeply rooted in the west of the country.
The rules of combat are clear: only blows with their fists are allowed and, at the end of each confrontation, The opponents usually shake hands in respect.
“I had a blow to my nose”
The Tiktok site of el.gonzalez24, shared in networks An interview with a Canadian who came to Chivarreto to fight.
He expressed that he likes Guatemala, where he teaches English, and that He was encouraged to participate in a friend’s invitation fight.
With obvious blows and blood on your body, He said he had broken his nose, but that the fight was tied.
“I love Guatemala, The culture here is very strong and people are very friendly “, express.
In the traditional fights, which congregate thousands of national and foreign, Americans and Mexicans have also participated.