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JACKSON – On Dec. 12 at Holy Family parish, Bishop Joseph Kopacz and Father Clem observe a dance performance for Our Lady Guadalupe by “Danza Azteca.” The group is a ministry of Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle and is coordinated by Celia Aleman, who has studied ancestry dances of indigenous from Latin America for nine years. The dancers used incense, the sound of seashells and colorful clothing to represent scenes of the apparition of the Virgin to St. Juan Diego. Tree seeds are also worn on the ankles, that makes rattling sound that accompanies the rhythm of the drums during the dance. (Photos by Tereza Ma)