Monthly Archives: October 2010

ingredients for ‘El Altar de Muertos’

Posted on 31 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

Span­ish les­son, any­one? Poco a poco? FLOR DE CEMPASUCHIL:  sig­nifica ale­gria FIGURAS  DE ALFEÑIQUE:  los bor­re­gui­tos son los lla­ma­dos angeli­tos y los demás dul­ces son la ofrenda para ellos LAS CALAVERAS:  rep­re­sen­tan que polvo somos y en polvo nos con­ver­ti­mos Tweet

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tunas

Posted on 30 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

San Miguel is prepar­ing yet for an other cel­e­bra­tion, for the Day of the Dead. peo­ple from all over Mex­ico are arriv­ing for hol­i­days. tunas are ready to enter­tain. see­ing ‘tuna tra­di­tion’ here in mex­ico brings such fond mem­o­ries from … Con­tinue read­ing →

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7 ante meridiem

Posted on 30 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

T and I have real­ized that it would be too early to leave this lovely pueblito, so we have extended our stay and tamed the wan­der­lust for a while. we are set­tling in our new rental house in Colo­nia Santa … Con­tinue read­ing →

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wrap-up / after the parade

Posted on 8 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

time to rec­ol­lect, rest a bit, and to get ready for the next one Tweet

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Aztecas II/ Fiesta San Miguel

Posted on 8 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

Aztecas come  from dif­fer­ent parts of the coun­try. Their head­dresses vary from sim­ple feath­ers to elab­o­rate repli­cas of ancient Aztec war­riors. Some wear bell rat­tle leg­gins, cas­ca­beles or con­chas, on their leggs. Some play a small gui­tar like instru­ment , con­cha, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Rayados

Posted on 8 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

Raya­dos c0me from Valle de Maiz, in San Miguel de Allende. They wear cos­tumes dec­o­rated with pieces of metal. On their heads they wear hel­met like head-piece made of fur, feath­ers and mir­rors. Tweet

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Chinelos

Posted on 8 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

chine­los are utterly opu­lent, they wear cos­tumes that mock gen­tle­men of the rul­ing class, with long vel­vety jewel-coloured tunics, tall head­pieces in the shape of inverted cones,  masks with rosy cheeks and pointy beards. Tweet

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Apaches

Posted on 8 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

visual mem­o­ries of La Fiesta San Miguel Tweet

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Chinelos at Mercado

Posted on 6 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

Dur­ing Fiesta time you never know who you meet at the mercado.….next to ice­berg let­tuce… Tweet

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Fiesta San Miguel / Parade

Posted on 6 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

We were all here, some old friends, some new. Tweet

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Apaches

Posted on 5 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

In San Miguel the Apaches mainly come from Valle de  Maiz.  They paint their faces and wear loin­cloths and a vari­ety of head­dresses. Tweet

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Danzantes

Posted on 5 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

drums, feath­ers, dance.…Aztecas.…Fiesta San Miguel con­tin­ues Tweet

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