Pisa Flores Tepehua in Mexico

The Pisa Flores Tepehua have only been reported in Mexico
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Largest Religion
Christian
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Introduction / History

The Las Flores people live in Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. Their primary food crop is corn and beans. As a cash crop, some grow coffee or oranges, although sugar cane is more common. Many young people have sought temporary work in cities because the local economy cannot support them. Older women still make and wear traditional hand-embroidered blouses with intricate patterns of flowers, fruit, birds and animals.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Because the priest who worked in the area after the land wars of the 1930s was not Roman Catholic, but Eastern Orthodox, the result is something unique among rural Mexican towns. The church in the town square is Orthodox and not Roman Catholic. In spite of this, the majority of the people really don't understand how the Orthodox church differs from the Roman Catholic Church.

Most Las Flores speakers identify themselves as Catholic, but their belief system demonstrates what anthropologists call "Cristo-paganism." The saints of the church are considered gods or mini-gods with special power in certain domains.

In addition to the Orthodox congregation, a Roman Catholic priest conducts mass with a small group of devotees in a private home. There is a local Assemblies of God congregation as well.

While people acknowledge God, they also practice traditional medicine. A family will often seek out a modern cure from a local government clinic first. But if the illness persists, they will then turn to the local shaman to deal with the spirits.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Tepehua, Pisa Flores in Mexico.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Tepehua, Pisa Flores
People Name in Country Tepehua, Pisa Flores
Natural Name Pisa Flores Tepehua
Pronunciation PEE-sah FLOR-ess teh-PAY-wah
Alternate Names Pisa Flores Tepehua
Population this Country 6,200
Population all Countries 6,200
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 14407
ROP3 Code 108056
Country Mexico
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 37  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Veracruz state: Ixhuatlán de Madero, Pisaflores, 1 other town.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Mexico
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 37  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Veracruz state: Ixhuatlán de Madero, Pisaflores, 1 other town..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 7.70 %)
75.00 %
Ethnic Religions
20.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
5.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Tepehua, Pisaflores (6,200 speakers)
Language Code tpp   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Tepehua, Pisaflores (6,200 speakers)
Language Code tpp   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Tepehua, Pisaflores
Photo Source Arantxa - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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