I took this photo at the Día de los Locos (literally “Day of the Crazies”) festival in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Día de los Locos takes place in mid-June, when people from various neighborhoods parade through the streets wearing all sorts of elaborately crafted costumes. They parade from the Church of San Antonio to El Jardín, the central square. Some ride old, decorated trucks, while others dance-walk the entire route. Small children line the streets awaiting the Mexican candies that will be tossed to them, and nearly everyone wears a mask.
Luchadores Locos © 2012, Juniper Stokes
Mexican wrestlers in suites=classy.
Another especially luminous luchador . . . no so classy . . .
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A bit of a tribute to Asia
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And some very crazy shoes
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Vendors carrying massive amounts of balloons and cotton candy
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Evidently it’s a cross-cultural phenomenon that anytime men need costumes, they will cross-dress.
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Happily awaiting candy
© 2012, Juniper Stokes
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