Desfilar: To March

I can't much remember if I have ever been in a Fourth of July parade. Perhaps once or twice as a young child, but my largest involvment was sauntering alongside fellow youngersters. That is not how the children here march in a parade, perhaps the little 3, 4, and 5 year olds, but for the rest, something a lot more complex was the order for the day...

To the sound of a surprisingly well organized group of marching musicians we had dancing girls in costumes, marching boys with fancy stick things, and a whole lot of walking. I think the parade lasted abut 4 hours and I walked in admiration and amazement at the constant energy the kids displayed while executing their walking/pom poming/marching/playing etc.

All this took place to celebrate Día de Independencia the Honduran independence day. Hopefully these photos will give you an idea of what the day was like.

 

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