Ephemerides

Mother’s Day A La Antigua

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To all the visiting mothers, please, let me share with you the Guatemalan classic marimba Un vals para mi madre (A waltz for my mother) and wish you a very happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day! Today’s photo brings forth cherished memories of my mom and I eating POPS ice cream when I was a kid. Although, … Read more

4th Year Anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com

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Cutting a cake for an anniversary is quite commom through out the world, including Guatemala, however, here we also have an alternative: La Torta, this huge sweet bread, takes the place of the cake for many Guatemalan families. The sweet Guatemalan bread in this picture comes from a very popular bakery in La Antigua Guatemala … Read more

Earth Hour 2010 in Antigua Guatemala

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An hour for the Planet… An hour of no light for the planet; it was celebrated worldwide. Antigua Guatemala did its share, as a city. Some, of course didn’t. Nonetheless the care for our planet should be done 24×7, and not just an hour per year. Of course, I understand all the difficulties of going … Read more

The Procession Season Is Officially Open

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The Procession Season Is Officially Open

This entry should be called “ephemerides updates” because there several events that happened this week. On Tuesday, kids everywhere celebrated carnaval, carnival, by breaking cascarones on the heads of their peers. Next, on Wednesday, the beginning of Cuaresma, Lent, was marked by the celebration of Ash Wednesday; there were many people with an ash cross painted on their foreheads. On the very same Wednesday, there were velaciones (please help translate this word) ceremonies. Of course, with the Lent season also comes the procession season. There were small processions during the weekdays and the usual large processions on the weekend. Needless to say, it was a very busy week in La Antigua Guatemala.

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Valentine’s Day Post-it Notes Display

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In La Antigua Guatemala people really go the extra mile to show they care about each other. If one is creative, all one needs is a block of post-it notes and a pen. Now the question for you, is Fer a man or a woman? Feliz Día del Cariño y la Amistad (Happy Valentine’s Day) … Read more

Guatemalan Beer: Chelada or Michelada?

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Chelada or Michelada, or which ever way you have them, Guatemalan beers are so refreshing! 😉 How many Guatemalan beers can you name? How many different Guatemalan beers have you tried? What’s your favorite Guatemalan beer? Ephemerides Aside: 34 years ago today Guatemala had the most devastating earthquake of its recent history. On February 4th, … Read more

Antigua’s New Year Celebrations Slide Show

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Who said New York is the only city that never sleeps? The New Year celebrations is one of the occasions in which Antigua Guatemala does not sleep! I didn’t get much opportunity to take many photographs of the crowds, as it was indeed crowded. It was fun, activities all over, lights all over, people all … Read more

Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala

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Christmas Eve or Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala is celebrated by staying up all night burning firecrackers and fireworks, eating tamales, turkey, or roasted pork leg, and drinking real fruit punch or hot real chocolate, visiting family, friends and neighbors for the respective abrazo de Noche Buena and buenos deseos (Christmas Eve hugs and … Read more

Surprise Visit of Santa Claus to Antigua Guatemala

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Believe it or not Santa Claus paid a surprise visit to La Antigua Guatemala two days before Christmas. No wonder we have been experiencing unusual weather and really low temperatures (almost 45F) in La Antigua Guatemala. It is uncertain if the snow seen over Volcán Tajumulco just the other day fell off Santa’s new sleigh. … Read more

Guatemalan Nacimientos or Nativity Scenes

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During early December, in Guatemala people begin putting up their Nacimientos (Nativity Scenes); a tradition that was brought to Guatemala by Santo Hermano Pedro de Betancourt and then spread to the rest of American continent. One important aspect of nacimientos is that baby Jesus is missing from the scene since his actual birthday is on … Read more

Virgen de Guadalupe Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala

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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