Posted in Children, Creativity, Culture, Holidays, Travel & Tourism, tagged artisans, Day of the Artisan, Day of the Folk Artists, Mexico, Night of the Radishes, Noche de Rábanos, Oaxaca, photos, popular travel destinations, radish carving, young artisans, young talent on March 19, 2024| 2 Comments »
March 19 is Day of the Artisans in Mexico. And so I say, ¡Feliz Día de las Artesanas y los Artesanos! — especially to the budding artists who are appreciating and learning to carry on folk art traditions.
Young artisans at work carving radishes on the morning of the 2023 Noche de Rabanos.
Posted in Celebrations, Creativity, Culture, Exhibitions, Holidays, Travel & Tourism, tagged Mexico, Night of the Radishes, Noche de Rábanos, Oaxaca, photos, popular travel destinations, radish carving, radishes on December 23, 2023| 7 Comments »
If it’s December 23, it must be the “only in Oaxaca” Noche de Rábanos. I love going in the morning to watch these skilled artists and their imaginations at work creating exquisite sculptures out of radishes — of all things!
And, there weren’t just radishes. Creations of totomoxle (dried corn husks) and flor inmortal (dried flowers) were also on display. Stay tuned…
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