Many feasts are celebrated during the year. In every feast men are in charge of the celebration—they are: "martomoetik", "alperesetik", and "moletik". The first two of these three names are loan words from the Spanish "mayordomos" and "alférez", respectively. They have to pay whatever is needed in order to celebrate the feasts. These three kinds of "cargos" (“charges”) are in fact a hierarchy. They constitute an ascending scale in the same order as they are described below. One can never become one of the moletik if he hasn't been a martomo first and then an alperes. These charges are just for men, although their wives have important roles in their husbands' charges. There are twelve martomoetik, twelve alperesetik and six moletik, who are chosen by the inhabitants of Zinacantan every year. Each one has a different feast assigned to him during the year, although they each have to assist in every feast throughout the year.