Tag Northern New Mexican traditions
I am the last Mestizo. Maybe there are other people who understand what it means to be Mestizo, but I wonder where they are? I don’t hear the ancient alabados anywhere anymore. No one sings these hymns that allowed a… Continue Reading →
And so, once again, I’ve completed my Holy Thursday tradition of walking to the Santuario de Chimayo. It takes me about seven hours to walk the 22 or so miles from my starting point to arrive at the mystical little… Continue Reading →
Soon, I will begin my annual pilgrimage to the Santuario de Chimayo. It’s an approximately 22 mile walk from Santa Fe and I’ve done it for several years, along with many people in Northern New Mexico. It’s an act of… Continue Reading →
