Comments on: Día del Ejército Holiday http://antiguadailyphoto.com/2009/06/30/dia-del-ejercito-holiday/ Antigua Guatemala's number one multimedia resource in English for everything about La Antigua and the Guatemalan people, culture and traditions with a brand new web page every day! Thu, 24 May 2012 01:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Where are the blue skies? | AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com http://antiguadailyphoto.com/2009/06/30/dia-del-ejercito-holiday/#comment-40739 Where are the blue skies? | AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:37:15 +0000 http://antiguadailyphoto.com/?p=2311#comment-40739 [...] Aside: On June 30 is observed the Día del Ejército (Army Day holiday) in Guatemala, and on July 1 the Día del empleado bancario (Guatemalan [...] [...] Aside: On June 30 is observed the Día del Ejército (Army Day holiday) in Guatemala, and on July 1 the Día del empleado bancario (Guatemalan [...]

]]> By: Lisa http://antiguadailyphoto.com/2009/06/30/dia-del-ejercito-holiday/#comment-19201 Lisa Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:28:22 +0000 http://antiguadailyphoto.com/?p=2311#comment-19201 I love this photo. In this one image you have captured so many aspects of Antigua...the colonial building, the gorgeous mountain, the confused tourists, the fancy SUV (Who can afford this car? I'm intrigued to know who that gentleman is...) and the gun... I've noticed that every time I visit, my heart races a little the first time I see a gun, but I seem to very quickly acclimate to seeing guns openly displayed everywhere. This is a really complex composition, I think it is now one of my favorites. I love this photo. In this one image you have captured so many aspects of Antigua…the colonial building, the gorgeous mountain, the confused tourists, the fancy SUV (Who can afford this car? I’m intrigued to know who that gentleman is…) and the gun… I’ve noticed that every time I visit, my heart races a little the first time I see a gun, but I seem to very quickly acclimate to seeing guns openly displayed everywhere. This is a really complex composition, I think it is now one of my favorites.

]]> By: emromesco http://antiguadailyphoto.com/2009/06/30/dia-del-ejercito-holiday/#comment-19191 emromesco Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:36:26 +0000 http://antiguadailyphoto.com/?p=2311#comment-19191 <em>Pues</em> as JP Dardon states at the end of the quote you post, historically it is the celebration of the liberal revolution(1871). One of the many attempts of modernization of the country. Regardless of ideology, advancement in terms of technology and forward thinking (e.g. expel the clergy) should always be regarded as beneficial. If only we could change the name of the holiday. If you think this is a forgotten historical event just take a look at the guys on the Q5 and Q10 bills. Well, maybe if you ask any Guatemalan why those people are on the bills they wouldn't remember. Pues as JP Dardon states at the end of the quote you post, historically it is the celebration of the liberal revolution(1871). One of the many attempts of modernization of the country. Regardless of ideology, advancement in terms of technology and forward thinking (e.g. expel the clergy) should always be regarded as beneficial. If only we could change the name of the holiday.

If you think this is a forgotten historical event just take a look at the guys on the Q5 and Q10 bills. Well, maybe if you ask any Guatemalan why those people are on the bills they wouldn’t remember.

]]> By: Mark http://antiguadailyphoto.com/2009/06/30/dia-del-ejercito-holiday/#comment-19188 Mark Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:23:41 +0000 http://antiguadailyphoto.com/?p=2311#comment-19188 I was wondering what the holiday was...call me naive for thinking it was honoring of St. Paul's Feast Day. I was wondering what the holiday was…call me naive for thinking it was honoring of St. Paul’s Feast Day.

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