Chilean cowboys (huesos). Cueca (national dance). Charango music. Parading Mary through the streets. Yesterday was definitely one of those days I felt like, 'Man, I am really living in Chile.' Latin Americas are crazy for 'La Virgen.' Mary seems to take centerstage in all the churches. Every year Pocuro celebrates our patron ''Our Lady of the Snows.'' Apparently, she was an apparition of Mary in Rome, and she made it snow there. Being in the campo (countryside) of Chile, she is important to the people because they pray that she helps to bring snow to fill the mountians in order to provide water for the next growing season. Hundreds of people showed up to celebrate mass and go on procession, stopping every 10 minutes or so to pray and sing Mary tunes. At the end we all gathered together by the chapel to chat and to warm up over hot chocolate and cake.
lunes, agosto 07, 2006
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