Cinco de Mayo...or El Dia de la Batalla de Pueble, as it is called in Mexico. Our version of it began after the American Civil War to help Mexican-American people celebrate together. It is now a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. In 2005 I was convinced I needed to go to Guadalajara to have an item I needed for my business manufactured. After spending a week doing business in the bowels of the city I spent a lovely day wandering the provincial town of Tlaquepaque. It was early Sunday morning when I came across these fellows passing the morning together in the town park. It was obvious by their body language and ease of being together that this was a regular gathering. The church bells were ringing and they never moved. I'm taking wild guess that "their women" were inside saying prayers for them! There seems to be a common thread in almost all cultures that the men congregate while women pray...it is especially common to see in Italy, as witnessed by my own eyes, in every village on every Sunday that I visited. Ok...I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they got up extra early and already went. Adios mi amigas e amigos, it's time for a margarita somewhere!
Marianna M. Duford
...an artist with wanderlust.
"Soliloquy"
8x16 studio oil
$625 framed