TLAXACLA — The Community and Its Children

Over the past three years, we have been living in Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mx, for 3 to 4 months.  During our stays, we have had the pleasure of watching the children of Tlaxcala at play and performing for the the general public.  In the following video, you will be introduced to the city of Tlaxcala, to the “casa” we occupy, and then to the children of the community.  Puppets and dolls were and still are  popular in Mexico and were historically used to teach children lessons.  One slide in the presentation shows a “prehispanic puppet” that is of a pregnant mother and the baby.  Other puppets from the colonial period follow.  The segment ends with a photo  an arena with puppets in a “cock”  fight.  You will also see a brief segment of paintings done by young people. Much more is in the video, especially several segments of youth dancing in the center of the city at the Zócalo.   So stay tune as the video brings you many photos and some “live” video.

Silversard, AKA, THE Genuine Tourist, reporting from Baraboo, WI, USA

2 Responses to TLAXACLA — The Community and Its Children

  1. Charles Calahan

    Steve – I enjoyed this video, thanks. Bonnie and I are in Louisiana now ready to go back to Xico after hurricane season. We will definitely visit Tlaxcala this time around. BTW what type camera are you using.

    • Hello Charles. We are just “chilling” in about 85 degree weather today with high humidity in Baraboo, WI. We enjoyed our time with you. It was a nice trip. I use a Cannon Powershot S5 IS, modest model, I think.
      Tlaxcala has been very good to us. If you want to really get acquainted, however, one should “lean on Bob Cox, AKA, Mexico Mystic” who lives in nearby Apizaco. You, of course, met Bob during our trip to Xico. He is a co-administrator of this wordpress blog, too.

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