Suchitoto's patron saint is Santa Lucia. Tuesday is her feast day and Monday is Our Lady Guadalupe's feast day so Suchitoto is on fire (literally!). The city is split into seven neighborhoods. The days this week are divided amongst the neighborhoods. Each day follows a schedule similar to the schedule below. Today is my neighborhood's (Bario San Jose) day!
3am: Meet for coffee, sweet bread, and conversation. This morning we had over 250 residents just hanging in the art center parking lot.
4am: Residents present the neighborhood's oferenda
4:30am: Fireworks begin to signal the beginning of the procession
4:45am: Residents light devotional candles and marching band launches into song
5am: We process behind the oferenda and marching band, weaving through Suchitoto's cobblestone streets in the dark with our candles. The marching band plays hymns!
5:15am: Reach the Plaza (regularly a two minute walk) and the neighborhood lights huge fireworks in the square.
5:30am: Neighborhood celebrates a mass together for St. Lucy. As we walk in, the mass shouts "Viva Santa Lucia!" We respond "Que Viva!" and repeat.
9am: Neighborhood sponsors party for the kids
Ill write more about the evening festivities tomorrow...
3am: Meet for coffee, sweet bread, and conversation. This morning we had over 250 residents just hanging in the art center parking lot.
4am: Residents present the neighborhood's oferenda
4:30am: Fireworks begin to signal the beginning of the procession
4:45am: Residents light devotional candles and marching band launches into song
5am: We process behind the oferenda and marching band, weaving through Suchitoto's cobblestone streets in the dark with our candles. The marching band plays hymns!
5:15am: Reach the Plaza (regularly a two minute walk) and the neighborhood lights huge fireworks in the square.
5:30am: Neighborhood celebrates a mass together for St. Lucy. As we walk in, the mass shouts "Viva Santa Lucia!" We respond "Que Viva!" and repeat.
9am: Neighborhood sponsors party for the kids
Listen to the marching band!
Oh yeah! Lovin' it!
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| Bario San Jose's Oferenda |
Gathering in the Plaza
Marching to the church (Not light yet)
Ill write more about the evening festivities tomorrow...
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