What's a fiesta without fireworks?
The cathedral at night
A carnaval joined the celebration
More Fireworks
Dinner with our amigos (left to right) Papa Gene, Herb, Cindy, Joanne, and Jimena
A great performance!
This sleepy little Pueblo was crowded overnight!
Dancing in the Plaza
Beautiful costumes were worn by the DancersThe weekend has past and so has the “Day of Assumption”. It has been a typical three-day Mexican celebration. I don’t know how they can celebrate for three days and nights continuously, perhaps they go in shifts. Anyway, the music finally stopped this morning, Monday, at 2:00 am.
An interesting part of the festivities is the “Prayer Rockets”. A person writes an note asking for a favor, a prayer for the sick, wishes for good luck, or just a thank you and attaches the note to a rocket and sets if off. The rocket soars through the sky and it is believed that the Virgin Mary reads the messages.
Saturday night we went to the square and joined in the Festivities. We met our new amigos Joanne, Jimena, and Papa Gene for dinner at a balcony restaurant overlooking the square. The restaurant featured a duet. Unfortunately, the plaza brass band played so loudly that we could not hear the singers even though we were only three tables away from the stage.
Our friends from the Aransas Pass left today for Tequisquiapan. We will probably see them Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Then it is off to Xilitla for a 3 day/2 night excursion in the State of San Luis Potosi. We will see many missions, ruins, and Edward James “Enchanted Garden”.
An interesting part of the festivities is the “Prayer Rockets”. A person writes an note asking for a favor, a prayer for the sick, wishes for good luck, or just a thank you and attaches the note to a rocket and sets if off. The rocket soars through the sky and it is believed that the Virgin Mary reads the messages.
Saturday night we went to the square and joined in the Festivities. We met our new amigos Joanne, Jimena, and Papa Gene for dinner at a balcony restaurant overlooking the square. The restaurant featured a duet. Unfortunately, the plaza brass band played so loudly that we could not hear the singers even though we were only three tables away from the stage.
Our friends from the Aransas Pass left today for Tequisquiapan. We will probably see them Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Then it is off to Xilitla for a 3 day/2 night excursion in the State of San Luis Potosi. We will see many missions, ruins, and Edward James “Enchanted Garden”.
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