This is the second post on our Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe here in Colonia Ursulo Galván. The first is directly below.
Anyway, on the day of the Fiesta, I chickened out and stayed home. I am MUCH better about cohetes (I did, after all, follow the Procession, knowing there would be a few booms, although not a whole lot of unpredictable ones) but on Saturday, I dunno, I just didn't want surprises right behind me. Jim went to see one of the main events, the running of the bulls. He stayed long enough to see the little bulls.
This event was covered in the Xico blog of La Voz by Margarito Elox who wrote (my translation):
The completely orderly bull run took place in the colonia of Ursulo Galván, muncipio de Xico, as reported by Citizen Edgar Muñoz Baizabal, the director of Civil Protection of Xico who arrived in the colonia early in the day along with his team of coworkers which included paramedics, drivers and volunteers who, following the insttructions given by the municipal president of Xico, M. V. Z. Antonio Rogelio Soto Suárez, protected the safety of the hundreds of visitors who came to the colonia to enjoy the fiesta. At two o'clock the bull run began, first with two small bulls who were immediately followed down by the bravest of boys Emiliano Zapata Street, testing their luck with the cape. After about an hour, bigger bulls were let out. Everyone's adrenaline flow speeded up when some brave souls who'd already had some beer and didn't understand the danger, put the paramedics on alert. The paraamedics were very watchful indeed, to insure they were available if needed. According to the report which the director of Protección Civil of Xico provided, only four people were seen for what were minor injuries, one of whom was taken to the hospital. [The article mentions the wounded by name and thanks the paramedics by name.] No one was arrested for any reason.
Here is a piicture from La Voz:
Our neighbors went to most of the festivities. They told us that there was a dance and pastorelas put on in front of the church by a children's group from Xico. AND a lot of fun was had by all. Next year for sure I will go.
Our neighbor, Doña Vicky, sent over some actually homemade mole that was wonderful. Mole has about a million ingredients and requires painstaking attention so most women buy a locally bottled version these days. Reminds me of my grandmother buying Manischewitz mixes in her later years, a secret I only discovered when I asked her for some recipes. "Why go to the bother," she said. "The mixes are just as good." Doña Vicky's mole is different from the bottled stuff -- not so sweet and with a lot of different flavors. She also sent over some triangular tamales steamed in hoja santa. They were sweet, made from blue corn. It's hard to keep the weight off here!