AdventureZ In Mexico 2010-2022: November 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Friday, November 8, 2013

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2013
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Ever since we met people from Huajuapan, we always teased "Hua jua pan"("Wha happen") and if they know a little English, most do, they get it. (We just explain it's Que Pasa in Ingles) and they get it. And we laugh!! :D

I just found the most beautiful video of Huajuapan. I would love to go visit one day. Please check it out.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

HOLA OAXACA- Dia de Los Muertos 2012

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2013
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HOLA OAXACA!! Missing you!!
As I sit here on this rainy cold morning in Vancouver, I am reminded of all the fun we had last year on this day.

It was a 3 day party in Oaxaca City where we celebrated Dia de Los Muertos for the first time in our lives.

We had such a wonderful experience. I took so many photos and videos trying to capture it all. This is the night we dressed up, had our faces painted in the Zocalo and wandered the streets enjoying all the sights, sounds and smells. Incredible costumes, music and treat abound.

HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME TODAY!!!

Here is what we saw and did during our time. Here are links to all the original videos.

http://youtu.be/iqmHNVcClXA Musicians de Oaxaca- Dia de Los Muertos
http://youtu.be/pjYcvcKOxMA Las Catrinas-Dia de Los Muertos-2012
http://youtu.be/4g6sr2EUAlk Dia de Los Muertos in Oaxaca City 2012- Pt 3
http://youtu.be/q2dEXQf13d4 Dia de Los Muertos in Oaxaca City 2012- Pt 2
http://youtu.be/_NeubaH_s8w Día de los Angelitos -Nov 1 2012- Pt 2
http://youtu.be/g0Ki6T1k_uI Día de los Angelitos-Nov 1 2012- Pt 1
http://youtu.be/ZV5gNG2BJDo Día de los Angelitos - Complete Version
http://youtu.be/2KcfvqjWZWE Día de los Angelitos - Morning
http://youtu.be/Sxp-h-L10X8 Halloween in Oaxaca
http://youtu.be/TmzBbSQKV2M Chocolate Skulls and Globos

I remade most of them to shorten them. Here are my some of my favorites.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Dia de Los Angelitos 2012 Oaxca City

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2013
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Today they celebrate a very special day in Mexico. It is a very sad day but people who celebrate Dia del Los Angelitos remember the child who have passed on in a very beautiful loving way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

Toys are brought for dead children (los angelitos, or "the little angels"), and bottles of tequila, mezcal or pulque or jars of atole for adults. Families will also offer trinkets or the deceased's favorite candies on the grave. Ofrendas are also put in homes, usually with foods such as candied pumpkin, pan de muerto ("bread of dead"), and sugar skulls and beverages such as atole. The ofrendas are left out in the homes as a welcoming gesture for the deceased.^[4] Some people believe the spirits of the dead eat the "spiritual essence" of the ofrendas food, so though the celebrators eat the food after the festivities, they believe it lacks nutritional value. Pillows and blankets are left out so the deceased can rest after their long journey. In some parts of Mexico such as the towns of Mixquic, Pátzcuaro and Janitzio, people spend all night beside the graves of their relatives. In many places people have picnics at the grave site, as well.
Some families build altars or small shrines in their homes;^[4] these usually have the Christian cross, statues or pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pictures of deceased relatives and other persons, scores of candles and an ofrenda. Traditionally, families spend some time around the altar, praying and telling anecdotes about the deceased. In some locations celebrants wear shells on their clothing, so when they dance, the noise will wake up the dead; some will also dress up as the deceased.
Public schools at all levels build altars with ofrendas, usually omitting the religious symbols. Government offices usually have at least a small altar, as this holiday is seen as important to the Mexican heritage