Oaxaca-The Year After: Feria de Carrizo

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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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Feria de Carrizo - San Juan Guelavia

Today was the second Sunday, the last, of the 8th Annual Feria de Carrizo in San Juan Guelavia. This is always such a fun and interesting event, we ended up going both days. Also, food!

In addition to the amazing pieces made from carrizo, the place is filled with food, clothing, music, dance, all from one of the richest cultures in Oaxaca, the Tlacolula area, the Valles Centrales. They can weave....

And they can dance!

This feria has really grown in popularity and attendance has grown dramatically, with thousands of people over the two Sundays. San Juan Guelavia is one of the villages that realized just how unique it is and invested in making this feria something special and, no doubt, a huge economic boon to the village.