20), as well as here at our tables, set for Rosca and chocolate caliente (gift of the Aztecs Kings to the world) ! Ojalá, (a little prayer to God, to Allah) that sanity and tradition may rule in Congress on January 6 (and on Jan. Hopefully, democracy in the US will not be among those fine traditions that dissipate. Nowadays, there is more than one Jesus-lots of Jesus-es to go around, sharing the hope, the wealth, the obligation! Traditions are great, and they do expand, change, as well as dissipate. Whomever gets the Baby Jesus inside the Rosca, must throw a tamalada party on Candelaria (Candle mass), February 2. This year, our family selected La Estación, in nearby Mission (with their service BC–“Before COVID”–similar to the café at the famous Parroquia, near the sea, in port city of Vera Cruz, Mexico, minus the tradition of tapping on the glass for service).
Also popular, “Paris” bakeries in McAllen. A fine bakery, among others, is La Reynera, on Freddy Gonzalez (Chicano Viet Nam war Veteran) Boulevard. Right now, our more simple dilemma-as often-is where to purchase the Rosca, the “crown” of sweet bread, so traditional for the Day of the Kings.
Here on Earth, here in little ’ol Edinburg, Rio Grande Valley, south Texas, life goes on, amid those political concerns, amid COVID-19 (hitting Hidalgo County hard!), amid economic set-backs. That also includes hope for peaceful, normal counting/formal approval of already decided votes for President-elect Biden. The point is, peoples of varied ethnicities and regions unify in hope. When Jesus, according to legend, encountered “Gentiles” (the “Three Kings,” one Black, one probably Arabic, one-White? More likely Asian, who knows?) The end of the “Twelve Days of Christmas!” Let’s celebrate, even if not of those traditions (strong in Mexico, Latin America-and strong, still, here in the Magic Valley of South Texas)!
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