I joined the 2013 Blogging from A to Z April Challenge and wrote 26 blog posts, one for each letter of the alphabet from April 1 through April 30, 2013 (Sundays off). The theme I chose was “important people in my life.” I learned I could write on a schedule and stick to a theme. […] (Read more)
I added two weeks to my San Miguel stay to be here for the Easter celebrations. Am I am glad I did. Mexicans know how to celebrate. The Mexican Easter celebration is filled with processions, music, color, drama, and even a bit of comedy. The past three days were a feast for the senses. Viernes Santo (Good Friday) […] (Read more)
Religious celebrations in Mexico are a blend of liturgical practice and local custom. Liturgical practices are the public rites of the church throughout the world. Local celebrations are unique to the culture of place. In San Miguel, Holy Week begins the Friday before Palm Sunday. Viernes de Dolores (Friday of Sorrows) Friday morning, El Colegio, […] (Read more)
Easter festivities begin in San Miguel de Allende with the arrival of Nuestro Señor de la Columna (Our Lord of the Column), one of the most solemn and traditional religious festivities of the year. Accompanied by a large procession, the statue of Nuestro Señor is carried to San Miguel on the shoulders of the faithful the week preceding […] (Read more)
I’ve been in San Miguel seven weeks today. The end of March appears to be a time of exodus for winter visitors from the northeast and the mid-west. My visit includes Easter. That means I can enjoy San Miguel for another three weeks. I came to San Miguel on an artistic retreat. The retreat […] (Read more)
Primavera (Spring) in San Miguel de Allende is welcomed with a children’s parade. Kindergartners and pre-schoolers dressed as insects, flowers, fruit, circus animals, and cartoon characters make their way through the streets of central San Miguel to the Jardin. Costumes designed and made by parents show eye-catching creativity. The children, shepherded by teachers over the mile-long parade route, […] (Read more)
La Cañada de la Virgen is a pre-Columbian archaeological site about 18 miles southwest of San Miguel de Allende. I booked a half-day tour through La Biblioteca SMA. A group of five and an excellent guide made the tour a worthwhile experience. The exquisite sapphire blue San Miguel sky is the perfect backdrop for a […] (Read more)
El dia del Señor de la Conquista is celebrated the first Friday in March. The feast has its origin in an event that took place in 1575. Two Spanish priests who were transporting an image of Christ to San Miguel were attacked and killed by Chichimecas Indians south of the village. The image was later fetched […] (Read more)
Carnaval is a 5-day celebration before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. The Jardin (Main Square) of San Miguel is lined with vendors selling papier-maché flowers, accordion-legged clowns called payasitos, and cascarones, eggs filled with confetti, glitter, or flour. Children run wild cracking cascarones on the heads of friends and anyone whose head they can reach. […] (Read more)
Though I prepare most meals at home, I eat out two or three times a week. Annis and I met for breakfast at La Posada Corazón, a beautiful B&B in a spacious Mexican house near the center of San Miguel. The guest rooms and dining room are surrounded by gardens, fountains, and leafy trees. Breakfast is a la casera (home cooked) with […] (Read more)