Hi friends i from El Salvador, Central America in a small town of my country people celebrate one tradition called LA CALABIUZA, all people in the town made his own costumes, one night of fire, haunted wagons and ayotes(small green pumpkins)
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The night start at 7:00 PM in the local graveyard all the villagers make groups
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turning fire to the coaches and the haunted parade STARTED (im the scarecrow)
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Participants ride real horses to look like the PADRE SIN CABEZA (headless father a local legend) and LA LLORONA
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The parade runs through the village for two hours
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not having money is no excuse for not dressing up, those with fewer resources of money painth with white his bodies to look like spirits
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some participants play music with costumes drums and marimbas
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Most of the mask and costumes is handmade, look at this child
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Look at this kids, they love using masks
At the end of night everybody goes to the park of the town to eat a delicious Ayote candy
Great pictures dafunk, thanks for posting!
dafunk- Thank you so much for posting your fantastic pictures! Everything looks so beautiful and exciting! I will look up more information on this interesting tradition. I love these type of stories and parades very much. I am also very intrigued by the Padre Sin Cabeza- Wow! So much I have never heard of! This is such a cool thing to share with us :)
My father was born in El Salvador, although he came to the states in the 1940's. Thanks for the photos.
Quote from: charp13 on July 21, 2012, 12:31:51 PM
dafunk- Thank you so much for posting your fantastic pictures! Everything looks so beautiful and exciting! I will look up more information on this interesting tradition. I love these type of stories and parades very much. I am also very intrigued by the Padre Sin Cabeza- Wow! So much I have never heard of! This is such a cool thing to share with us :)
well the legend said.... is a ghoul comes out of nowhere the ghost of a priest (or, a friar or monk) Catholic, dressed in the usual habit of their order or a cassock, but with the addition that has no head, causing terror and panic among people. Some versions of the legend of the headless priest agree that the character was a Catholic priest whose behavior was not appropriate for someone of his office, who, as punishment for his actions, was beheaded, or it was a priest who was unjustly beheaded by his enemies, after which his wandering ghost appears at night, either by the streets or in chapels, churches and other religious sites, looking desolate his head, swatting sinners, or as dumb witness who is seeking justice for his death. It is also said that sometimes appears within Masses celebrated religious sites, or inside some local and old schools or buildings where it is rumored that a priest has died under mysterious circumstances. Finally, another feature of these ghosts is showing up in places where treasures are kept, who jealously guard the spectra until one with the courage to claim them.
Quote from: Haunted hearse on July 21, 2012, 01:06:24 PM
My father was born in El Salvador, although he came to the states in the 1940's. Thanks for the photos.
is nice to know that, do you know from which departemt of the country is your father? we are a country with many legends like "Siguanaba, la llorona, el cipitillo, and many others ghouls...
I take it this parade takes place near All Souls Day (November 1)?
Quote from: Fester on July 22, 2012, 01:31:54 AM
I take it this parade takes place near All Souls Day (November 1)?
yes november 1 all people make his own masks with leafs and old papers
wow! that looks like a lot of fun man! I would love to go to that one day! Thanks for letting us see some of the fun stuff from Central America!
Looks fantastic...I would be scared as hell attending this parade!