MESCALERO HISTORIC CHURCHES & COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY / 2023
Sat, Jul 29
|Mescalero
YOUR TICKET PURCHASE SUPPORTS THE PRESERVATION OF NEW MEXICO'S HISTORIC CHURCHES.
Time & Location
Jul 29, 2023, 5:30 PM – Jul 30, 2023, 4:00 PM
Mescalero, 636 Mission Rd, Mescalero, NM 88340, USA
About the event
On Saturday evening we attend a private puberty rite in the forest, where we have a traditional meal served by the host families and then attend the ceremonial events. A degree of patience and endurance are required (events unfold slowly, awaiting nightfall), and appropriate respect and decorum are expected. Dances continue until around midnight; Profundo tour participants are free to come and go as they please.
On Sunday morning we meet at 11:30 to see the expansive stone “Apache Cathedral” and the Apache Christ icon housed there. (Mass begins at 10:30; anyone wishing to attend is welcome.) The church underwent a comprehensive restoration that began in 2000 and today St. Joseph Apache Mission is among the most outstanding historic religious structures in New Mexico.
After lunch (on your own; we will provide suggestions) we regroup on the far side of the reservation, in Three Rivers, and drive partially on dirt…
Tickets
MESCALERO
$90.00
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