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- Preparing for Pchum Ben Feast of the Ancestors with Training Host Mother
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This photo was taken sometime during Pchum Ben 2010 (Sept. 18-20), in my host mom's outdoor kitchen. They live in a small Village in Cambodia. She and my host pa are rice farmers. The preparations for this celebration were particularly poignant as... - Volunteer Photos
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- Picking Chili Peppers
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The people seen here are part of large farming family from a small pueblito in Queretaro, Mexico. They go out together to their milpa in the country every Sunday to do whatever is needed to raise maize, peppers, beans, squash, and marigolds (for... - Volunteer Photos
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- Casa 1
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Houses are varied in this small pueblito in Mexico. Homes are sometimes left with walls unfinished and rebar exposed to avoid the higher taxes imposed on completed homes. - Volunteer Photos
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- Muñecas
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Muñecas are colorful cloth dolls made and sold by indigenous Mexican women in a style traditional before the conquest of Mexico by Spain. - Volunteer Photos
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- Wedding Day
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15 pots of mole sauce were made in preparation for this wedding in a small town in Mexico. The wedding and reception involved 2 small adjacent pueblitos and lasted almost 24 hours. Ultimately, over 800 people were fed a full dinner (cooked and... - Volunteer Photos
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- Boda Parade
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15 pots of mole sauce were made in preparation for this wedding (boda) in a small town in Mexico. The wedding and reception involved 2 small adjacent pueblitas and lasted almost 24 hours. Ultimately, over 800 people were fed a full dinner (cooked... - Volunteer Photos
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- Mariachi Reception
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celebrations; music; traditional dress -
15 pots of mole sauce were made in preparation for this wedding in a small town in Mexico. The wedding and reception involved 2 small adjacent pueblitos and lasted almost 24 hours. Ultimately, over 800 people were fed a full dinner (cooked and... - Volunteer Photos
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- Mexican Independence Day
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September 16 is a day of major celebration all over Mexico, commemorating Mexican Independence from Spanish rule. Fiestas are celebrated in all parts of Mexico, beginning September 15 with the “Grito de Delores” or battle cry for... - Volunteer Photos
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- Mourning in the Procession of Silence
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celebrations; traditional dress; religion -
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated all throughout Mexico, from large cities to small pueblitos. Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday), along with the following week of Pascua, is celebrated as a national holiday. On Good Friday of Semana... - Volunteer Photos
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- Procession of Silence
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celebrations; traditional dress; religion -
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated all throughout Mexico, from large cities to small pueblitos. Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday), along with the following week of Pascua, is celebrated as a national holiday. On Good Friday of Semana... - Volunteer Photos
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- Procession of Silence
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celebrations; traditional dress; religion -
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated all throughout Mexico, from large cities to small pueblitos. Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday), along with the following week of Pascua, is celebrated as a national holiday. On Good Friday of Semana... - Volunteer Photos
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- Making Tortillas
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The people seen here are part of large farming family from a small pueblito in Mexico. They go out together to their milpa in the country every Sunday to do whatever is needed to raise maize, peppers, beans, squash, and marigolds (for religious... - Volunteer Photos
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- Wood Fire Cooking
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Although tanks of natural gas are available in this small pueblito in Queretaro, Mexico, families here still cook on open wood fires to a large extent. Trucks selling gas make themselves noisily known as they drive through town with music blaring... - Volunteer Photos
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- Working in the Milpa
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The people seen here are part of large farming family from a small pueblito in Mexico. They go out together to their milpa in the country every Sunday to do whatever is needed to raise maize, peppers, beans, squash, and marigolds (for religious... - Volunteer Photos
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- Plastering Mole Pots
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Mole is a traditional Mexican sauce made from 20-30 ingredients, including chili and other peppers, nuts, seeds, fruits, spices, herbs, and various other items (often chocolate, tomatoes, etc). The recipe and process used by the woman in this... - Volunteer Photos
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- Cooking Mole
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Mole is a traditional Mexican sauce made from 20-30 ingredients, including chili and other peppers, nuts, seeds, fruits, spices, herbs, and various other items (often chocolate, tomatoes, etc). The recipe and process used by the women in this... - Volunteer Photos
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- Mole Operations
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food and meals; elders -
Mole is a traditional Mexican sauce made from 20-30 ingredients, including chili and other peppers, nuts, seeds, fruits, spices, herbs, and various other items (often chocolate, tomatoes, etc). The recipe and process used by the women in this... - Volunteer Photos
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- Family Time in the Milpa
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The people seen here are part of large farming family from a small pueblito in Mexico. They go out together to their milpa in the country every Sunday to do whatever is needed to raise maize, peppers, beans, squash, and marigolds (for religious... - Volunteer Photos
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- Casa 2
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Houses are varied in this small pueblito in Mexico. This is my neighbor to the front. It is not unusual to see dogs and even chickens on the top story or roof of a house. A major flood here during rainy season last year led many to build an... - Volunteer Photos
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- Casa 3
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Houses are varied in this small pueblito in Queretaro, Mexico. Although many seem similar at first glance, all have their own unique touches. - Volunteer Photos
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