Last Friday was "
Dia de los Muertos". Dia de los Muertos
is a world wide holiday(was originated in Mexico) where friends and family gather at the cemetery to honor the deceased. They also create altars decorated with sugar skulls, marigolds and favorite food and drink of the family members who have died. They celebrate this holiday on the 31st of October and the 1st and 2nd of November.
We went to two Comparsas in our pueblo, San Pablo Etla. A comparsa is a party where bands walk to different houses, where there is open space, to play music. Performers in costume dance and represent different spiritual characters like el diablo (the devil) with goat antlers and Calaveras (skeletons). The first was much better than the second because it was dark and that made the dancing and mood creepier.
Here is a video of our comparsa so you can hear the music and see the dancing.
At the comparsa my friend Hank and I tried to pull one of el diablo's tails. At school, we made an altar and we also got to have tamales and chocolate caliente (hot chocolate) for lunch.
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| this is a dancer holding a turkey |
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| this is a kid dressed up as a skeleton Mariachi member(Mexican band) |
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this is a tuba player in a comparsa
walking down the street |
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| this is part of our altar |
3 comments:
great stuff. sounds like you're having fun and learning a lot down there.
Hi Eli! I liked your pictures and your writing. I hope you are having a good time. - Milo
Eli - we spent some time in Mexico when Tucker was 2 yr old. I really remember the hot chocolate. We had ours in the mornings served with small rolls filled with beans or eggs. It was an awesome snack.
Great photos.
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