Christmas 2016

Another Christmas in sunny, warm Guanajuato.  This year the weather back home has been particularly harsh.In November we hiked to the top of La Bufa and encountered a small herd of goats that were being escorted by two dogs.December 12 is the feast day for La Virgen de Guadalupe.   There is one particular church here where the celebration takes place.  The long, narrow street leading up to the church is packed with people and vendors.Reaching the church the crowd funnels to climb the steps and enter in a slow, steady procession.Mexico is a very religious catholic country.  Christmas festivities start with Las Posadas December 16-24.  There was a “MegaPosada” held in La Plaza de la Paz on the 16th.We also went to a posada in the small church near the apartment and collected our goody-packages of fruit and candies.

Today we are having dinner with Aimeé’s family in their home.