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7 Churches on Jueves Santo

Posted in Churches, Culture, Holidays, Religion, Travel & Tourism, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 30, 2018| 8 Comments »

Last night I joined in the Oaxaca tradition of visiting seven churches (la visita de las siete casas) on Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday).  According to Wikipedia, “The tradition of visiting seven churches on Holy Thursday probably originated in Rome, as early pilgrims visited the seven basilicas as penance.”  Last year I missed it, […]

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Return to Jueves Santo

Posted in Celebrations, Churches, Culture, Holidays, People, Religion, Travel & Tourism, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 26, 2017| 3 Comments »

Now that the Cocineras event is over (yes, I went back for day two), I am returning, as promised, to Semana Santa spent in Teotitlán del Valle.  When I left off, I had spent Holy Thursday in the kitchen with Juana and we had just sat down to eat.  However the day did not end […]

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Good Friday in Teotitlán

Posted in Celebrations, Churches, Culture, Holidays, Religion, Travel & Tourism, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 28, 2017| 3 Comments »

When I left off, it was early evening on Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday) in Teotitlán del Valle and the church doors were to be left open all night.  Sometime after dark, the statue of Jesus was removed from the church and incarcerated behind a petate (woven palm) mat. Townspeople returned home for a traditional meal […]

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Holy Thursday in the kitchen

Posted in Celebrations, Culture, Food, Holidays, People, Travel & Tourism, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 21, 2017| 14 Comments »

After spending Holy Monday in Teotitlán del Valle, I returned on Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday) to spend the day with Juana Gutiérrez Contreras in the home she shares with her husband, Antoño Lazo Hernandez, and their family.  She and her husband are members of a talented family of Zapotec weavers.  I’ve previously blogged […]

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