what is huipil
Huipil [Ëwipil] (from the Nahuatl word huÄ«pÄ«lli [wiËËpiËlËi]) is the most common traditional garment worn by indigenous women from central Mexico to Central America.he huipil endures in many indigenous communities, if not as an everyday garment, as one for ceremonies or special occasions. When a woman puts on a huipil, especially a ceremonial or very traditional one, it is a kind of ritual. She becomes the center of a symbolic world as her head passes through the neck opening.