Concheros dance in devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Catholic News Herald on Instagram: "In Newton, the Guadalupan torch was received by a group of dancers performing what is known as the “Danza de los Concheros,” an important traditional dance and ceremony which has been performed in Mexico since the early colonial period. It features both pre-Hispanic and Catholic cultural significance. The name Concheros comes from a type of lute made with an armadillo shell. The dance in its current form was the adaptation of the old “mitote” dance to Catholic