Over in our neighboring town of Chapala, they had the ritual "Quema de Mal Humor" (burning of bad mood) tonight to get everyone in the mood for the revelry. Unfortunately I have no pictures of this since we didn't go -- I was pretty sure that trying to find parking and get close enough to take pictures would put ME in a bad mood.
So to get everyone into the proper mood for Carnaval I'll share some pictures from last year's local Fat Tuesday parade. To me this parade is Essence of Mexico.
Enjoy!
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For some reason, men dressed as women is one of the mainstays of the Carnaval parades, but just about any costume will do -- and a good part of the town participates.
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| A lot of balloons get used as decorations. |
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Throwing confetti and flour are part of the celebration. Here Phil shows off his war wounds.
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| The ladies just can't resist him... |
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| No comment. |
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What do women dressed as American football players have to do with Carnaval? Another of those inexplicable things.
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| If there is a parade, there are horses. |
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| Is he cute or what? He was keeping time to the music on his saddle pommel. |
Looks like a lot of fun. Very interesting costume choices indeed.
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