I am the only student in the house now. The other student from Japan left early this morning to travel around Lake Atitilan. Elubia and I wished her safe travels.
On the way to worship this morning they were preparing alfombras in the street for the afternoon and evening activities. They are usually created with colored saw dust and flowers. These also had small pieces of material.
They had just begun this one as I passed by. The guy is misting the saw dust with water so it will not blow away.
This was the finished product about three hours later.
Here is another one that is being finished. The whole park square was covered with alfombras where people were waiting for the parade to pass.
Many people walk along the float or cargo. This one was carried by about 50 woman on their shoulders. As you can see, the incense is very heavy.
Below, a couple of the men help the ladies redistribute the weight on their shoulders. As they passed, you could see the ladies were very tired but also very serious about their job.
This young man had waved his incense enough He was ready to end his job.
This little boy had seen enough and was ready to head home for the day.
It was a fun weekend filled with exciting things......................tomorrow it is time to begin classes and I hope that Gerson is ready!
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