Before we moved to Mexico, there were several fiestas that I was particularly looking forward to experiencing...one of them being the celebration for Archangel Michael, that rad angel that lead the army of angels against Lucifer. Michael is always seen here wearing armor with a helmet, holding a sword and usually stepping on the devil's face. San Miguel de Allende is named after this protector and so when the day comes to honor him, it is not only to celebrate the angel, but to celebrate the town itself. Ronnie and I had been looking forward to this event for weeks. Finally, in the local newspaper, the schedule of festivities had been released. So dancers start at 6:00pm, okay good, we can get dinner afterwards and music starts at 8:00pm. 10:00pm- the larger than life puppets enter
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