Día de los Difuntos
I was in complete shock at the number of families at the Shushufindi Cemetery. The city is a tiny one as is the cemetery. How was it possible that cars and bikes were parked in the blocks surrounding it? Every grave had family members gathered around, celebrating. I wish I could have gathered more pictures, but the policeman was waving us through.
On our return home, Joaquin greeted us with his painted face and his mother gifted us a huge bag of oranges, mangos, and plantains. They enjoyed family and friends visiting. Our English students told us that the holiday was more sacred than having a party.
One of the great blessings of the holiday on Thursday (and Independence Day for Cuenca on Friday) is that the government announced no power outages from Thursday-Sunday.
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