Posted in Celebrations, Culture, Holidays, tagged comparsa, Day of the Dead, Días de Muerto, Etla, Mexico, Oaxaca, parade, video, Vista Hermosa on December 31, 2011| 2 Comments »
A little craziness from the November 2, 2011 comparsa in Vista Hermosa…
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Posted in Celebrations, Culture, Holidays, tagged comparsa, Day of the Dead, Días de Muerto, Etla, Mexico, Oaxaca, parade, Vista Hermosa on November 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
And then there were the impossibly cute kids taking part in the comparsa…
Posted in Celebrations, Culture, Holidays, tagged comparsa, Day of the Dead, Días de Muerto, Etla, Mexico, Oaxaca, parade, Vista Hermosa on November 4, 2011| 1 Comment »
… to the fabulously fabulous and ridiculous; a traditional comparsa on the morning of November 2, 2011. After hiking up to the top of the hill in Vista Hermosa (beautiful view), Etla, following the sound of music, a surreal sight unfolded…
We tagged along with the band, dancers, and their friends and neighbors, up and down the hills, navigating steep dirt paths, as they played, danced, drank mezcal, and stopped in front yards for much-needed rest and refreshments of caldo de pollo (chicken soup), pan de muerto (Days of the Dead bread), and mezcal… of course!
By the way, did I mention, these guys and (one) gal, had been playing and dancing all night long?!!
Posted in Nature & Science, tagged Diane Ackerman, Etla, peacocks on January 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite authors, Diane Ackerman, has written a new book, Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Greet the Day. From the dust jacket: “Ackerman’s thrilling observations—of things ranging from cloud glories to the endangered whooping cranes of the book’s title—urge us to live in the moment, to wake up to nature’s everyday miracles.”
Yesterday, in the courtyard of a simple restaurant in Etla…
h/t chris
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