Las Posadas
Las Posadas "The Lodgings (or Accomodations)" is a nine-day ceremony, "novenario", culminating on Christmas Eve which depicts the search...
Los Matachines
Los Matachines is both a dance and a symbolic reenactment of various aspects of both the medieval Hispanic culture and the indigenous...
Danza Azteca
La Danza Azteca, "The Aztec Dance", is a visual representation of the culture and art of the native people of Mexico. It does not refer...
Española Fiesta
Since 1934, or earlier, the city of Española has celebrated the Fiesta de Valle de Española. The main festivities occur near mid-July...
The Best Place on Earth
Chicago, Illinois December 2008 Arriving back in Chicago from New Mexico at the end of September 2008, I was suddenly struck by a...
Look At The Little Boy...
4 March, 2010 Santo Niño de Atocha Church, When I was very young, in the third or fourth grade, my father, Francisco, was critically ill...