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Tag Archives: Halloween
La Asunción de María
It’s been a whole year already. Today was the Gritería Chiquita again. Legend has it that 67 years ago (or maybe 68, but who’s counting anyway?) Cerro Negro volcano had been erupting for 15 straight days, the roofs couldn’t support … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged altar, assumption of mary, candy, Gigantona, Gritería Chiquita, Griteria, Halloween, heaven, music, noise, Purisima, trick-or-treat, trick-or-treating
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Happy Anniversary Incidents of Travel
I’m not one to typically commemorate anniversaries. I just don’t see why simply having making it around the sun again is such a big deal. However, having given up my chance to self-congratulate my blog on its 100th post, I’m taking … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Travel
Tagged anniversary, blog, blogging, challenge, competition, Flor de Cana, Flor de Cana rum, Halloween, Pete Seeger, Raujon, Raujon's Quest, rum, scavenger hunt, tasks
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Halloween
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Posted in Photography
Tagged app, application, costume, Day of the Dead, despedida, Dia de los Muertos, Halloween, Nicaragua, party, Tinder
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La Gritería Chiquita
Quién causa tanta alegría? La Asunción de María! Que viva La Virgen! Viva! Yesterday was the Gritería Chiquita in León (as opposed to the big Gritería, on December 7th). Basically, it is Halloween, but in León. The story goes that 67 years ago … Continue reading
Posted in León
Tagged altar, Archbishop, candy, Catholic, Catholocism, Cerro Negro, explode, explosion, fireworks, government handouts, Griteria, Halloween, La Asunción de María, León, Mary, Nicaragua, the Virgin Mary, trick-or-treat, trick-or-treating, Virgin Mary, volcanic explosion, volcano
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Achuapa
This weekend brought me to the farthest reaches of my department to the town of Achuapa, where two Volunteers live, Mary, a Health Volunteer who came to country in my group, and Ruben, an Environment Volunteer from the group prior … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Achuapa, climate change, environment, environment festival, environmental festival, festival, global warming, Griteria, Halloween, hippie, hippie fest, hippie festival, hippies, León, music, music festival, singing
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