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La Tirana, Chile – 17 July 2025
1. Catholic faithful dressed as "Devils" walk into a cemetery as they partake in Our Lady of Carmen festivities
2. Various of Devils" and others dressed as bears dancing beside a relative’s grave
3. Woman praying at grave
4. People dressed as "Devils" standing at cemetery
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Rocio Godoy, faithful:
"It’s only because of them that we exist. Thanks to them, we have these costumes, our home, even these bear masks. Today’s this is possible through the hard work of the younger who learned from their ancestors."
6. Various of "Devils" dancing thrugh the streets on their way to the cemetery
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Mauricio Olivares Egaña, faithful:
"This is our tradition, this is how we were taught, how it was instilled in us, we’ve kept it alive, and we will continue to do so. Sewing on every sequin, every pearl, painting the eyes, creating the masks, it’s all part of the ritual."
8. People at grave
9. Man reciting a poem – UPSOUND (Spanish): "I put my costume in the town of La Tirana, this town that binds me with deep devotion."
10. "Devils" dancers entering the cemetery ++ MUTE ++
STORYLINE:
The cemetery of La Tirana town, in the desertic region of Northern Chile, on Thursday filled with Catholic devotees dressed as "Devils’, who danced and marched to pay tribute to their deceased loved ones.
They were taking in the celebrations of Our Lady of Carmen, Chile’s patron saint.
Every July, thousands of devotees and visitors gather in La Tirana for ten days, with the peak of the celebration taking place on July 16th, when many danced in costumes through the night to mark the day of the patron.
Thursday’s celebrations are reserved for the deceased relatives, and the younger generations said their devotion is feeding a new tradition that they learned from their elders.
The “Devils" gathering represents the battle between good and evil, with the Catholic and Andean traditions embedded into one colorful festival.
"La Diablada," as the gathering is locally known, started to be celebrated in the mid-20th century, fusing elements of the Oruro Carnival, in Bolivia.
Since then, residents have been adding new elements to the festivities, with the procession to the cemetery being the most recent one.
AP Video by Alexandre Plaza
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