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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7 Churches on Jueves Santo
Posted in Churches, Culture, Holidays, Religion, Travel & Tourism, tagged Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, blessed bread, Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Cathedral of Oaxaca, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Jueves Santo, Maundy Thursday, Mexico, Oaxaca, pan bendito, photographs, photos, Semana Santa, Templo de la Compañía de Jesus, Templo de San Felipe Neri, Templo de San José, Templo del Carmen Alto, Templo del Carmen Bajo on March 30, 2018| 8 Comments »
Return to Jueves Santo
Posted in Celebrations, Churches, Culture, Holidays, People, Religion, Travel & Tourism, tagged Antoño Lazo Hernandez, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Jueves Santo, Mexico, Oaxaca, photographs, photos, popular travel destinations, procession, Semana Santa, Teotitlán del Valle 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 […]
Good Friday in Teotitlán
Posted in Celebrations, Churches, Culture, Holidays, Religion, Travel & Tourism, tagged Good Friday, Holy Week, Jueves Santo, Mexico, Oaxaca, photographs, photos, popular travel destinations, rugs, Semana Santa, tapetes, Teotitlán del Valle 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 […]
Holy Thursday in the kitchen
Posted in Celebrations, Culture, Food, Holidays, People, Travel & Tourism, tagged Antoño Lazo Hernandez, chile relleno, cooking, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Juana Gutiérrez Contreras, Jueves Santo, Mexico, Oaxaca, photographs, photos, popular travel destinations, Semana Santa, Teotitlán del Valle, white beans 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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