So it all begins with a procession through town led by children from the elementary school, a marching band, and the Priest. I’m still working on my Catholic vocab but I’m pretty confident they went through the stages of a typical mass while parading through the streets. At one point I swear I caught the tune of the “Our Father” and later the Nicene Creed. The whole time, they are carrying a figurine of the Arc Angel up on huge pedestal. When the procession got to the plaza (center of town) there were huge drawings done in the street of things significant to the fiesta. They are created by different groups of people, this one below was done by the high school students.
The procession went through the plaza and ended up at the church. For the next THREE hours, all the important organizations in the town paraded up the church with a banner and a spokesperson said their blessings for the town and the fiesta. I peaced out to go tomar (to drink) some Coca Cola with some friends. (Sounds strange, but yeah, if they aren’t sharing a bottle of beer, they’re sharing some soda).
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