![]() She typed in some words and placed the phone in my hand.Įste es el Bogota yo se. She looks at me with the patient annoyance with which one looks at an impertinent three year old, then smiled and gestured for my phone. Off goes the bracelet, same thing, only then the bracelet comes off and she takes my hand and starts saying words I don't understand and slides MY hand through the bracelet, so my hand is sandwiched between hers then she took it off. She takes the bracelet off does the same thing, hand to her heart, slips through says words - I got nothing. The disc is in one hand with the other she puts on her chest over her heart, then slips her hand through the center of the bracelet while she speaks. Soooo, next she starts saying some words and at first, I can't relate to what she is doing. It was the Solar System with nine stones. I realized, she is making orbits with her finger, she makes me aware the green rock is the third rock from the sun. She pointed over it and made slow circles with her finger, then pointed at the green rock. She puts her hand over it spins her hands again - it looks like a flat disc with a hole in it, like a wire mesh CD only bigger. She tells me. "el mundo", this is the world. She then tells me - slowly through a combination of cellphone google translate, sign language and very slow spanish that didn't matter how slow she spoke, I didn't get it anyway. I can see North and South America, she had an Emerald in South America a red one in North America. Then she twists her hands and opens them. She slides the bracelet off and into the palm of her hand, between both. She picked up a piece from her display mat, and slid onto her wrist what appeared to be a 3 inch wire bracelet adorned with small gemstones. That's right, street vendors are taking care of me. Despus, quienes encontraron al nio en la rosca invitan los tamales. Her friend must have noticed, and I am eternally grateful for his sympathy to my rear end being on said cobblestones, as he brought me some hot tea to drink. El da de la Candelaria es festejado cada 2 de febrero se celebra la purificacin de la Virgen, se viste al nio Dios y se lleva a la iglesia para ser bendecido. I began looking over the jewelry on their blanket, realizing at that moment, how quickly cold can be transmitted by the cobblestones one is sitting on. She began to show me some of the jewelry she made. She makes wire, string and gemstone jewelry. ![]() She and her friend are part of a small group that stays together. She started on a bicycle, it got stolen, she then walked the rest of the way from Venezuela to Bogota, Colombia. She told me her name, and that she is from Venezuela. She and her friend laughed and introduced themselves. I sat down across from her and her friend and introduced myself as I had become accustomed - "Soy Patrick Mi espanol es muy malo". In addition to the cool looking jewelry she was making future presents), this vendor is sporting an "I heart Justin Bieber" hoodie - I simply have to know her story Jewelry making not surprising, however the "I heart Justin Bieber" hoodie? Officially, the date of February 2nd marks the presentation of Jesus. Traditionally, Día de la Candelaria, otherwise known as Candlemas in English, is the celebration of Our Lady of Candelaria. In addition, customers will get $2 off a dozen package of tamales for each rosca purchased on January 5th and 6th.I found y way to a row of street vendors, and much to my surprise - I saw someone making and selling jewelry. Día de los Reyes is a celebration that takes place on January 6th, however the party continues into February, particularly landing on February 2nd. The bread is sold at all three Food City locations from now until January 6 th. The medium sells for $11.89, and the small sells for $7.49. Traditionally, the one who finds the baby Jesus in their slice of bread is expected to host a party on February 2 nd, el Día de la Candelaria.įood City is offering two sizes of roscas. ![]() They’re made from scratch and baked in our artisan-made domed brick ovens, many customers count on Food City for their rosca. Many people are not gathering like they would normally for the Ephiphany, so in addition to a medium sized rosca, the Food City bakeries are also baking a smaller rosca.įood City bakes hundreds of roscas each year. Many eat it with a cup of hot chocolate or champurrado. Decorated with sprinkles, jellied fruit, and sugar paste, the bread includes at least one small plastic baby Jesus. People throughout El Paso celebrate el Día de Reyes, or the Ephiphany, on January 6 th by gathering around and sharing a traditional bread called a rosca de reyes.
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