Today was el Dia de la Samaritana, Good Samaritan's Day, and I have never seen the city so full of happy people. How crowded was it?
This was on the Alcala, but crowds filled the streets all the way down to the zocalo. Good Samaritans, all! Oaxaca always embraces this celebration, which always falls on the fourth Friday of Lent. People decorate stands and then offer drinks to any and all.
Normally, it is aguas de jamaica, chilacayota, horchata and atole.
This year it was BYOC, Bring Your Own Cup, a vestige of the pandemic, but there were plenty of glasses available, too. And the lines were crazy long. As I said, Oaxaqueños keep these wonderful traditions going year after year by involving everyone, starting with the young.
It really felt like after three years, everyone just wanted to share in the joy of the day.
And maybe think a bit more about be a Good Samaritan, not just today, but every day.
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