Dia de los Locos

Yesterday was the Dia de los Locos here in San Miguel.  What an amazing event where it seems that the entire city is either in the parade or standing along the streets watching the parade.  As you can see below, the streets are packed with people, and this was almost an hour before the start of the parade.


The parade was initiated many years ago, some say in the 18^th century but it originated with masked farmers who marched through town handing out fruits to the wondering residence.  The festival in San Miguel is one of the year’s biggest festivals with over 10,000 people who danced, marched and handed out candy for almost three hours. 

Many of the masks focused on futball this year with the World Cup matches going on in Germany and of course the Mexican Presidential election.  I was surprised that there were no burning effigies of the US President George W. Bush, given the hot issue of immigration.  The following is some images of the various masks and costumes that we saw during the three hour parade.























What a great day to have a festive, the crowds were
wonderful, the colors splendid and the weather almost perfect.  What a great way to spend a Sunday in our
newly adopted Mexican town.