Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Pictures from today at the parade

More about the Parade So I will try explain some of these photos because you might be interest to know a bit about them. The parade is almost all the public schools in the area. The kids who aren't in the band just walk behind their band. Most schools also had a school banner and a Mexican flag. It is Independence Day.
I guess this is like the home coming court. Although they aren't actually put into a pageant to earn the honor of being on the float. They are actually just selected by the governor. He just picks them and they stand up on the float and look all pretty. Which is good their up on the float because right behind them are about 30 greased up guys fallowing the float.

I don't really know how to explain this on but 30 jovencitos ( Little Boys) cover themselves in black grease and fallow the parade. They have bow and arrows and run up and down in a little pattern. But when one of them sees a guy wearing white or someone they know they break formation. They collect their prey then dance and grind as much of the grease on to their victim. I definitely made myself a non-visible as possible because the Wood's warned me that they would love to get the new white guy all greasey. That is why the photos is so far away I was hiding in a street market store.

The greasey guys were still in visual range so I was still hanging out in the story so I really don't know why this guy isn't wearing alot of clothes. But they waved the flag and everyone seemed to love them

1 comment:

ekstrom family said...

I think it would have been fun for us all to see the new american all greasy - oh yeah I have already seen you all greasy!!! I would have thought it would have reminded you of HOME. Love mom