Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

Well I realized I've been taking a lot of pictures and not doing anything with them so I figured it was about time I put them on here.  So here you go...

This is from the Halloween parade at my school.  These are the first graders.

The second graders cheered as they waited their turn for the parade.

these are the fourth graders I work with a lot.

more parade.

these are the fourth graders again

the teachers all dressed up as witches.

these are the oldest kids, the 6th graders.  They weren't too keen on the idea of dancing around for the parade but finally did it anyway. 

These are some of the fourth graders I work with.

After the parade a small dance party broke out.

Octavio & one of his classes visited the worlds largest open air market in Mexico City.

Someone got lost but luckily it wasn't Octavio!

more of his trip in Mexico City.

Mexico City

There's a small cave near our apartment.  We went during the time they weren't giving tours so we'll have to go back again to actually go through the cave instead of just peer in. 

They had their own mini alter for Day of the Dead at the cave.

There was a little garden area above the cave that we wandered through also.

Later that day we went to one of the graveyards near our apartment for Day of the Dead.  This graveyard was all super old from the 1800s and early 1900s.

Then we headed down to the centro to see what festivities were going on there.  The cathedral had decorations featuring the Pope.

There were alters set up by different schools and organizations downtown for Day of the Dead.

This one was from a school in the gulf of Veracruz so their alter had a shipwrecked theme.

the Cathedral across from the alters

The governers building.  The alters were set up underneath the arches

I thought this was a dolphin but now that I look at it not up close I think maybe it's a dove. 

more decorations on the Cathedral.

another alter.

This alter featured the ancient god of the underworld or death.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

another alter.

Sadly, my camera died at school and I didn't get a picture of the alter the Spanish teachers had set up there because it was super elaborate and pretty.  Day of the Dead might have to be included in one of my favorite holidays now!