HOLA OAXACA- Dia de Los Muertos 2012

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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.

Photos by Tina Winterlik © 2012

Photos by Tina Winterlik © 2012

by Tina Winterlik © 2012

by Tina Winterlik © 2012

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.

Día de los Angelitos-Nov 1/2012 Oaxaca City, Mexico

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Gosh I'm tired but it's been a fabulous 3 days here in Oaxaca. Here are my videos from yesterday. Nov 1 is called Dia de Innocentes. It for the children who've passed on. We didn't go to the graveyard, I thought it might be to intense for Angel, although she insisted she'd be fine. But we had a fabulous time just following the parade.

Here's the morning and evening videos. I broke the evening video in to two parts so that it's easier to load and to watch!! Hope you enjoy it, we had a GREAT TIME! If you want to watch the complete version please visit my Youtube Channel. Gracias. Still loading the videos from Dia de Los Muertos. Got a slow connection, taking all day. Hopefully I'll get the up by tomorrow or the next day for sure ;)






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

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it is a national holiday, and all banks are closed. The celebration takes place on November 1 and 2, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of the deceased

In most regions of Mexico, November 1 is to honor children and infants, whereas deceased adults are honored on November 2. This is indicated by generally referring to November 1 mainly as Día de los Inocentes ("Day of the Innocents") but also as Día de los Angelitos ("Day of the Little Angels") and November 2 as Día de los Muertos or Día de los Difuntos ("Day of the Dead").


Here are my 4 fave photos of the night!

Photos by Tina Winterlik © 2012

Photos by Tina Winterlik © 2012

 You make a small donation, then you get to pick your fortune or a candy and have a photo taken with the subject.

Photos by Tina Winterlik © 2012

Photos by Tina Winterlik © 2012

Quiet Cinco de Mayo

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

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We celebrated a very quiet little Cinco de Mayo.

We had a lovely dinner, sole with lots of lemon, carrots, taco chips, salsa, and to drink Orange Juice.(I wanted a Cerveza but it just didn't happen)

For dessert we melted left over Chocolate Easter eggs, and added a little milk, then we ate a whole container of Strawberries dipped in the Chocolate!! Yum!!

That was it, we were tired, we've been doing a lot of walking.

This video is from a few years back, I need to turn it the right way, but to busy at the moment, it will have to do. Angel wore her dress out yesterday, with black pants underneath and a coat, because it's been darn cold. We had so much fun with the cherry blossoms, they are just about to fall, so we we standing under the branches, making snow with the petals.

I love this time of year, but as I said, it's much colder than normal. Happy Friday Everyone, enjoy those blossoms, they'll be gone soon if we get alot of rain and wind. :(




Hope you all enjoyed your Cinco De Mayo!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

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Happy Cinco de Mayo Everyone!!





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

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla.[1][2][3][4]

The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride,[5] and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War.[6]

In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.[7][8]

Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day,[9][10] the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico, which occurs on September 16th.

I just LOVE the Sesame Street Video! Really touched me! Captured time!


I've made lots of pinatas, but they never break right! There's an art to pinatas!
We loved the traditional pinatas in Mexico



Pinata Song








This looks like fun!! Crazy!