BBCNEWS The Travel Show January 8, 2022 05:43:00
The origin of the peruvian scissor dance is shrouded in mystery, but many believe the tradition began up in the highlands of the andes as an act of worship to the mountain gods. in the 1500s, the dance was performed to show resistance to spanish rule. the movements displayed the performers dexterity. and the scissors represented their resistance to pain. but the conquistadors thought it was inspired by the devil and it was banned. despite the ban, the tradition survived, and the twisting, turnin...
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