It's that time of year again. The 15th of September is nigh! This is to Guatemalans what the 4th of July is to us United Stateseans (that's what they call us in Spanish by the way--Estadounidenses). The streets are alive with color and music and exitement as people watch with pride as their kids pass by in the school parades. The secondary schools from the area all march through town today and tomorrow is reserved for the the elementary school kids. As you can imagine, there are some serious repercussions for traffic. We learned a long time ago that it was pointless to work on the day before Independence day as you end us just sitting in a traffic jam all day. So we get a great two-day holiday!!!! Here are some shots from our morning around town taking in the sights.
Everyone looking for the best place to watch the parade go by.
Chichicastenango Plaza--just waiting....!
The smart kids leading the pack for the ITEC school.
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| Dance of the Bull attire--traditional dance of Guatemala |
Guys on stilts. Notice the meat market guy is hoping to get some business today--got his little red flag out--that means "fresh meat today".
Parade marchers making their way down the highway to the soccer field. Check out all the toy and snack vendors.
Cool band uniforms!
And the traffic..... These poor traffic cops are having a heated discussion with one of the bus drivers who wants to double stack the traffic "so people can get through faster". Never mind the angry drivers that will be coming down form the other side of town.
They did manage to keep the street open for ambulances.
1 comment:
Kemmel and Lisa, great blog! Lots of activity before the rains began!
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