Under threatening skies, the unmarried women and girls of Teotitlan del Valle, once again, carried the saints throughout the village. The confites are a regular part of the traditional religious fiestas of which there are several each year.
Rain or sun, they are always beautiful and moving events.
This was a very quiet and subdued confite. The streets were not as filled as normal and not as many women participated, but as always, the villagers turned out and the church plaza was crowded at ht e very end. It a long haul and tough work to carry these canastas over one's head for a few kilometers.
The spectators are as interesting as the participants. Mmmmm... elote (corn on a stick)
A classic look.
Always fun to see the mixing of cultures.
Back for dance today.....
2 comments:
In the fourth photo is a sign for sanitarios y baños publicos. Are they public baths as the public steam baths in Oaxaca? or are they simply bathrooms? It caught my eye because the sign uses both words.
Joan
I think those are just rest rooms as opposed to public baths. I do know there are traditional temzcals, herbal steam or sauna sorta things. Wonderful and intense experience.
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