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	<title>Zarela &#187; Special Days</title>
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	<description>For Lovers of Mexican Food &#38; Culture</description>
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		<title>Feliz Dia de las Madres &#8211; Today is Mother&#8217;s Day in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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My friend, Alfredo Lopez, an extraordinary musician and leader of the group Quetzacoatl has been a student and performer of regional music since he was 11, Alfredo  shares with all the members of the group a passion for scholarship and  the preservation of authentic musical forms. He has mastered more than  20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Mother&#8217;s  everywhere</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 05:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Our ranch, San Pedro de Ojitos,  painted by my father, Jose Martinez Solano in 1968 and crookedly photographed by me.  My house tilts!
When I decided to have  our website redesigned and relaunched it, I hoped  that  it would fulfill the promise of being a resource &#8220;for lovers of Mexican  food and culture&#8221; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cinco de mayo Where to see or hear me this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 23:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Cinco de mayo! It is the one holiday when the media is  interested in everything Mexican even though there is no big celebration in Mexico.
Joan Hamburg , Radio&#8217;s First Lady, is having me on her show that runs from 12 &#8211; 2 on WOR710 to give my favorite recipe for 5 de [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feria de San Marcos in Aguascalientes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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If bullfighting is your thing and you wouldn&#8217; t mind catching a cock fight or two, head to the city of Aguascalientes in central Mexico for the annual Feria de San Marcos, which this year starts on April 117 and goes on for 3 to 4 weeks.  This national fair was once associated with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Cuaresma &#8211; Lent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lent – Cuaresma
In a way, Lent is like New Year’s Day –you give up things that you shouldn’t be having any way, like chocolate or drinking, usually with the hope of losing weight.   But observant people do try to make real sacrifices during this time of reflection that begins today, Ash Wednesday and goes on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Folklorico de Mexico and Muralism Without Walls -Mexican Cultural Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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The highlight of my first trip to Mexico City when I was a teenager was seeing the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico at Bellas Artes, the mostly art-deco theater with the splendid Tiffany curtain.  I was enthralled but that was many years ago and when I saw it two years ago I must admit I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Candelaria in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Feast of La Candelaria in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz is certainly one of the most spectacular and joyous celebrations that I have ever been a part of.
People flock here from all Mexico at the time of the major town fiesta, La Candelaria (Candlemas Day), February 2.  I have never seen the famed Pamplona-like running of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Festival of the City of Merida, Yucatan</title>
		<link>http://www.zarela.com/2010/festival-of-the-city-of-merida-yucatan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Merida, Yucatan, has become THE place for US ex-pats to settle and a major tourist destination, this yearly festival has evolved into quite an international affair judging from the promotional material and reviews of last year&#8217;s performances.  It&#8217;s no secret that I prefer to experience local popular culture when traveling  but I&#8217;m sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Kings&#8217; Day Celebrations</title>
		<link>http://www.zarela.com/2010/three-kings-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My personal memories of the Christmas season are probably different from those of southern Mexicans, for we had many Americanized customs in the north.  We celebrated Christmas pretty much as we do now in New York and exchanged gifts on Christmas Day. We never celebrated Three King’s Day , January 6th, which is the gift-giving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>El Pedimento &#8211; New Year&#8217;s Eve in Mitla and Juquila, Oaxaca</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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El Pedimento – January 31st in Oaxaca
Curiously of all the items I&#8217;ve posted in the last year, this post has gotten the most hits .  I imagine that its popularity is rooted in magic or wishful thinking.  It would be wonderful if our wishes became our realities though there&#8217;s that famous line &#8220;More tears have [...]]]></description>
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