Since Linda wrenched her ankle yesterday, we decided to have a lazy day at home on Saturday. Around 5:00 p.m., however, we began to hear voices outside our casita. Opening our exterior door to see what was going on, I saw several young men in purple robes and knew that a procession was coming. We hadn´t gotten out today and didn't know that there were any Saturday processions.
Looking down the street, here's what I saw.
Like previous processions, I saw young children dressed in robes, but this one was different. Dad wasn't dressed in a similar robe.
The Roman soldiers also looked shorter than they had in previous processions.
All processions have an older Maya male playing a drum in a unique rhythm and sometimes playing a Mayan flute.
Yes, there is something very different about this procession.
I finally figured it out. This was a children's process with a child-size barge for them to carry.
From their faces, you can see that they are as serious about what they're doing as the adults who carry the larger barges. You'll also notice that, unlike the adult processions, both boys and girls are carrying this barge.
The band is still composed of adults who know only one volume...loud!
The clean-up crew is also composed of adults.
This was a very pleasant surprise, as we had no idea that there would be a procession down our street today.
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