Role of women

The women of the town go in mass with the "Devils" and follow them throughout the course of the parade, assisting them by providing water and food, taking care of the children, and also, by acting as "Arrieras", who walk in front of the parade clearing the path and providing guidance to the dancers since the devils dance backwards and wearing their sometimes massive masks. They don't dance but in one house where they borrow a mask and dance in front of an altar. All the women participating wear a red skirt and white blouse or t-shirt with sandals of the same color, on their heads they carry a red and white handkerchief, and if they are part of the "Arrieras" carry a long wood stick. Tokens of Christianity as rosaries and images of saints are often added. The Forewoman is the highest authority among the women; she dresses completely in red and doesn't wear a mask.