Oaxaca-The Year After: Candelaria

The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Candelaria

At the mid point between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox, February 2, many throughout Mexico celebrate El Dia de Candelaria.

This is a follow up to Tres Reyes and whoever got the little figure of Christ in the rosca de reyes is responsible for a tamale dinner. In many places, people dress el niño Dios from their homes and take him to church to be blessed.