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Despite the wonderful traditions of Days of the Dead, Mexican children have adopted the concept of Halloween and Trick or Treat, the US’ premier pagan holiday. Expect to see kids running around with small plastic jack-o-lanterns and chiming “Halloween.” If you plan to be on the …
Before the coming of the Catholic conquistadors, natives lived with death as a constant companion. The Chichimecas believed the spirits of the dead remained among the living to be acknowledged through song, dance, and food. The cult of ancestor worship was deeply rooted in Mesoamerica. …
Martin de Porres is the patron saint of Mexico, mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony. Born in Lima in 1579 he was the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Juan de Porres, and Ana Velázquez, a freed slave of African and/or possibly indigenous descent. …
You may notice a recent influx of camera carrying cowboys and cowgirls passing through the jardin on their horses. Chances are, they are going to, or coming from, a festival for Saint Martin of Tours (France), or San Martin Caballero as he is known locally. …
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a liturgical feast celebrating when Mary’s parents, Joachim and Ann decide to consecrate her to God, and bring her, at the age of three years, to the temple in Jerusalem. It was a highly unusual act for a girl at that time. The baby Mary statues that are …
o celebrate the feast of St. Cecilia, local musicians play all types of music in church of St. Felipe de Nero (the Oratorio) the afternoon of November 22nd. Cecilia is one of the Church’s earliest saints and is the patroness of musicians. Consequently, in art, she is …
Columbanus was an early (543 to 615) Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries in France and Italy. Columbanus was a ruggedly handsome man known for his love of the open road (hence all the missionary work) which later earned him the patron of motorcyclists. He also …