As if Semana Santa wasn’t enough The church that holds Senor de las columas, The San Juan de Dios Church, Is still holding services throughout the day And when there are none, People still sit in the pews praying. This morning we walked past On […]
On Easter Sunday in the US There are Easter baskets Easter Eggs Ham and potatoes Deviled Eggs All preceded by Weeks of the Easter bunny at the mall Aisles of candy in all the stores That will make it into Easter baskets Then sold the […]
The town is swarming with visitors Last night, we wandered into town at 6pm We crossed the path of the following procession Of Roman soldiers, religious statues, The Virgin of Dolores, Christ, mourners in black Baby angels, making their way From the Iglesia Santo Domingo […]
Tonight we walked into town and back. Walking through a very Mexican neighborhood On the way back, where none of the homes Have walls with finished in aplonado Let alone painted, There was a beautiful ending to a street Christmas lights, a nacimiento Children running […]
Well, after my bragging about eating in the markets Me, miss smartypants Who thinks she is immune To food poisoning, And eats freely In all the markets, Came down with a two days of Aches, pains, headaches Body temperature All out of whack. However no […]
What we’ve been doing these last few weeks… Christmas has come and gone The crazy markets that I love Have been dismantled All those baby Jesus dolls And their wardrobes Of colorful satin and gold sandals Hand knit jumpers Women crocheting in their stalls Paper […]
Festivals and rituals Are taken VERY seriously, Historic and religious beliefs Are acted out in public passion plays, The many faces and times of Mexico Are featured in this festival The Aztec dancers, local Indios, Homage to San Miguel Arcangel In the form of floats […]
7/13/08 Last Sunday we thought it was the weekend for the Feria de Atotonilco, and decided to go. Our neighbors Marta, Aron and their son Ariel went with us. Upon arrival, we discovered that the fair was not this weekend, but next – however, it […]