The festival of the Virgin of Guadalupe ended this week with around-the-clock processions of thousands of pious or parties. At night the digital screen lit up Our Lady as all ages paraded by. Bouquets were everywhere and many of the marchers brought a basket of toiletries for the poor. Kids wore heritage clothes, strummed guitars, and portrayed biblical figures.
In the daytime, even larger groups formed behind banners proclaiming their faith in the Virgin to answer their prayers. Blaring brass, dancing lass, mobs en mass. All funneled into the cathedral. How did they got out?!?!
Those 12 days of festiva ended and daily life resumed. Clouds rolled in to relieve the sun and humidity. Birds unusual to us splashed around in the fresh waters of the Rio Cuale. Pat swayed over an old rickety bridge to get fruit and veggies for Rickety himself.
Next up is Christmas and the town is dressing up, literally. Everybody from Neptune to little kids are getting red-and-whited. Ironically, Santa is also the most popular pinata to bash. Is that naughty or nice??
We're not feeling holiday nostalgia yet. In fact, there are reminders of home. Pelicans fly by like a > of Canada geese. And look --- there's a > of pepperoni!
In the daytime, even larger groups formed behind banners proclaiming their faith in the Virgin to answer their prayers. Blaring brass, dancing lass, mobs en mass. All funneled into the cathedral. How did they got out?!?!
Those 12 days of festiva ended and daily life resumed. Clouds rolled in to relieve the sun and humidity. Birds unusual to us splashed around in the fresh waters of the Rio Cuale. Pat swayed over an old rickety bridge to get fruit and veggies for Rickety himself.
Next up is Christmas and the town is dressing up, literally. Everybody from Neptune to little kids are getting red-and-whited. Ironically, Santa is also the most popular pinata to bash. Is that naughty or nice??
We're not feeling holiday nostalgia yet. In fact, there are reminders of home. Pelicans fly by like a > of Canada geese. And look --- there's a > of pepperoni!
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