Teotitlan del Valle is a Zapotec village of weavers. Tradition is strong there and most people speak both Zapotec and Spanish .While at the Chavez home, several tias (aunts) came to visit and taught me a few words in Zapoteca. It is a lovely dialect with lots of ssshhhsh type of sounds, like falling water.It was also a week of one of their largest fiestas- Danza de Las Plumas (Dance of the Feathers).During the dance, the community officials and the dancers exchange gifts of fruit, beer,tamals, and refrescos (soft drinks).Of course, visiting the church is an important part of the festivities along with a fair which Omar's father called Peqeuno Disneylandia (Little Disneyland).
I went up to the church and Sebastian and Omar went to the fair.After an hour of playing games, this was Sebastian's prize- Silvestre (Sylvester).
3 comments:
You realize that's a fake cat, right??
Whereas, if you had stayed home, you could have cuddled with a *real* cat.
Oh well, I'll be waiting ...
I see by the Pinche Gato that you are getting into the spirit of things there in .... waxaca.... go girl!! laura
Hi Guys, great to see all your pictures and wonderful narrative. So how did the eyeball taste? What a wonderful experience you are having Seb. You are very lucky.
Lucy says just you wait. Getting a cat fix from Sylvester? Yuch
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