Guatemalan Folklore:
Mayan Worry Dolls (and songs in Spanish!)
This week in music we learned all about Guatemala, a Spanish speaking country in Central America with a rich cultural heritage of Mayan tradition as well as Latin-American influence!
We looked at pictures of Guatemalan geography, including volcanoes and Mayan temples, as well as people in indigenous dress, and pictures of hand-made worry dolls! The small worry dolls are typically made by weaving threads into traditional Guatemalan dress. The person who is feeling worry tells all of their anxieties to the doll, and then sleeps with it underneath their pillow. The next morning, the worries are gone!
Check out this video of me explaining a little bit more below:
Diez
Amigos on the Guiro
(to
the tune of 10 Little Indians)
One and two and three good friends
(scrape
down with each number)
Four and five and six good friends
Seven and eight and nine good friends
Ten good friends are we!
(scrape back and forth)
Uno dos, tres amigos
(scrape
down with each number)
Cuatro, cinco, seis amigos
Siete, ocho, nueve amigos
Diez amigos son!
(scrape back and forth)
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CHILD
1. Can you say "Guatemala"? What do you know about Guatemala?
2. What language do they speak in Guatemala?
3. What is a worry doll?