Among the Southern Tepehuan people of Mexico fiesta time seems to occur quite frequently.
Each ceremony presents missionaries Barry and Candy Wingo with good opportunities for visiting and learning the culture and language of the people.
There are a certain number of people chosen to be in charge of organizing the fiestas for one year, and at the latest gathering the new workers received gifts.
For this month's festivities, the people made "thrones" out of sugar cane and the stools they use everyday. They also made colorful paper crowns.
"[The fiestas] are of a religious nature and we are observing but have yet to understand the full meaning of what [the people] do," wrote Barry and Candy.
The couple has noted some common elements to most of the fiestas -- fireworks, atul (a thick mass of flour and water sweetened with sugar) and a savorless soup of beef and greasy broth served to everyone in clay bowls.
This time around, Andrew's bowl had an extra bonus of bone chips.
There are usually concerns for the people's well-being during fiesta times. The missionaries were thankful that everyone made it through this fiesta safely.
Please pray for the Wingos and their co-workers Andrew and Anne Marie Ferguson as they build relationships and learn the culture and language of the Southern Tepehuan people.
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