Some of the new readers and followers of Antigua Daily Photo may not know that back in May 1st, 2006, I set out to share a daily life photo with y’all everyday; that often includes interesting or unique stuff I come across during my very own comings and goings. This is why I am sharing … Read more
As every year, on December 12, kids are dressed up to commemorate Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day. All around the atrium of Parroquia de La Merced [Our Lady of Mercy parrish] makeshift photo studios are set up to capture portraits of the children dressed with the attires of the indigenous people. Follow the white … Read more
Retablo of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe found inside Iglesia San Francisco El Grande, Antigua Guatemala. Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon is a concept typical of Mexican [/Central American] culture. It began in the decade of the 1990s and informally refers to the vacational period from December 12 (Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe) to January 6 (Day of … Read more
All along the nearly ten years of publishing daily stories from Antigua Guatemala, I have often focus on the details to tell a better story. Niches and their effigies, of course, are a great way to show what people from Antigua Guatemala care about. In Antigua Guatemala, niches are found everywhere, from temples, to business … Read more
I read that the significance of the blooming of magnolias represents the end of Winter and beginning of Spring. Well, we’re about 10 days away from the commencement of the Winter season in the Northern Hemisphere where La Antigua Guatemala is located and Magnolias are just beginning to bloom, which means that we are having … Read more
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, 2010 in La Antigua Guatemala began at midnight with firecrackers, firebombs and fireworks. It was unusual for the celebrations to begin so early and wit so much commotion in every village, town and city in Sacatepéquez. How strange, we thought. A few hours later, we … Read more
This year’s Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been the best one I have covered in La Antigua Guatemala thus far. I took over 400 photographs and I believe I will have to split the religious event in three main days, which will coincide with the three themes for the celebrations of Feast of … Read more
In La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations draw together all kinds of heterogeneous people and the feast day of Virgen de Guadalupe is no exception. On December 12 celebrations of La Virgen de Guadalupe, Our Lady of Guadalupe, you can find gringa moms, indigenous mamás, ladino madres and white mamás all taking their children dressed with … Read more
In La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations draw together all kinds of heterogeneous people and the feast day of Virgin of Guadalupe is no exception. In the day of La Virgen de Guadalupe, Our Lady of Guadalupe, you can find gringa mamas, indigenous mamas, ladino mamas and white mamas all taking their children dressed with indigenous clothes to visit the altar of La Virgen Morena. In many cases you have grandmas and the whole family taking part of the visit to Virgin of Guadalupe inside Iglesia de la Merced.