This coming week is one of the most important in the year, Semana Santa or Holy Week, and folks are getting ready. As they do every year, people from the Cañada region of the state set up in front of the cathedral to sell their hand-made religious items, many of which are made from palms. Sales were brisk for Palm Sunday tomorrow.
Like many thing Oaxacan, it's an art, I love how people can carry on conversations and business, all the while continuing to weave and work their magic.
They also make things out of dried materials, too. I love the spirals. I have a couple of them.
It's another one of Oaxaca's many traditions that continues year after year, but.... when one stops and thinks about it, it really is special.
Tomorrow? San Antonino, claro!
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