El dia de San Pablo

I live in San Pablo Etla and in all the many San Pablos, there are hundreds throughout Mexico, people are celebrating their Saint's day.  Workers have been working like crazy for the last several weeks to finish the church restoration in the village center.  It has not been open since I moved in in September, but today it was.

Admittedly, the roof is still temporarily tin, but everything else looked spectacular and we caught the beginning of the festivities and the mass, but will be heading back for the fireworks later this evening.

The wind was very brisk and all the little pennants were chirping in the sky above us.  Bands and cohetes, firecrackers, got the thing going.

That's what I call band commitment! The artist formerly known as would approve.

 

Here is our San Pablo getting ready to be carried through the streets.

Back at the house I can hear bands playing all around me, coming from near and far across the valley. It should be a fun weekend, because we all know that these things are multiple day affairs.