Oaxaca-The Year After: Good Friday in Etla

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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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Good Friday in Etla

I went over to Etla to get some cheese to take to Teotitlan del Valle and stumbled across this pageant starting in front of the church. It was quite the spectacle and I felt very lucky to have seen a part of it. Next year, I will try for more.

Many of the people from the village were dressed in costume. After leaving the church they processed through the streets stopping at spots to narrate the unfolding story. There was a car equipped with a wireless mic system and large speakers. (Kudos for the clean sound)