Had my first big Nicaraguan culture experience this weekend. The saints from Diriambas, San Marcos, and Jinotepe reunited to walk from Diriambas to Jinotepe so that they could separate. Forget who San Marcos´saint is, but Diriambas´s saint is San Sebastian and Jinotepe´s is Santiago. The procession included the carrying of the saints(all 3 next to each other) and different dances before the saints came by. The dances were:
-la vieja y el viejo(old woman and old man)
-toro guaco
-el güegüense(a dance that makes fun of the Spanish and when they settled Nicaragua)
-el gigante
-las inditas
-los diablos
Definitely different than prade experiences in the US. People who are in the parade stop to take off their masks when they´re hot, other people join in, the horses aren´t that well trained... We joined the procession as it made its way to the Church and then fireworks went off and everyone dispersed. Pretty cool.
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