Everyone Loved Z Parade

Yesterday's parade in commemoration of the 105th Aniversario de la Revolución Mexicana started earlier than expected and lasted longer than usual, running from about 8am to a little after noon. I still hear marching drums beating inside my head!

It was better than many recent years because there were no strip dancers or whatever the teachers think they're teaching their students when they send them to a parade in bikinis dancing to bad hip-hop/disco. Almost all the music was in keeping with the cultural event. One odd thing was in the middle of the the elementary school Juan Ruiz Alarcón one of the teachers or maybe the school's directora decided she had to ride her stupid motoneta Italika. Even the other school officials were bothered by it, but some folks just have to make it all about themselves even in the middle of a parade. Oh well.

As usual, the parade of parents and family members on the sidewalks following their little angels rivaled the parade itself and made viewing and photography frustrating. But it's the same every year for every parade.

But I managed to get a few shots of some of the dancers in traditional Mexican garb including some girls dressed as Aztec princesses who looked like they actually made their own outfits, which I thought was pretty impressive.