The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-11
SkAATHQAY FEAST
IODt CHEDRATED
BY VILLAGERS
San Antonio Citizens
torPay Gratitude on
June 10


X celebrate thelr e~veriaating
taatitnae 10 tins great saiut An
tne<.y y Villagers OF san Antonio
% pune VIII celebrate h feast
o. ~ hntuony'
Holemn novcnn will prcccde
tlel c~eiehratloH. on b v there
VII ne y and procesHiun
with the statue OF the saint
thrfngh the village. Bonfires are
nb1teu afl alonS the route TO snow
me wey 70 ne pioua participants.
on lthe day OF the feast, a nigh
mafs " sung and once more a pro
ees1sep - held This time u ~ not
shrtuNh the village, hut q winds
northwest towards the hills. There
in fhe heart OF the rugged cliffs.
~ = spFing. on which depends the
wheio supply OF water Tor irrign-
non Ynd domestic purposes. n u
ratnr TIE supply " ubundnnt ana
hhe VILLAGERS are happy ~ ~ does
nott rain. the sprinE runs low OF
drits out and the crops face m
'fVi.tfhle isilure.
tpelr tniih, the be-
heef, maj The saint has the power
70 penn RAIN. SUPPOSE. VIII tht
unislieter say, II 9 not rain
what thsnf prayer - useful Tor
.sef9think. say the Apostle.
u doen not obtain rain. AZ q u
teHuir y mind not 70 nreak un-
pcffhf burden OF adNernitN' which-
In iiaelf. Is a great heavenly ravor.
To 0btaln inc needed ram, IN"
NlitF"rs MAKE thelr annual pro
ctsAoh 7" ~ Aplihk ph
the way various hymns are chhh
teu Ne tne aeyUmpaniine'i OF Nlotn
anu e"tt.sf ihe sisuAr ~ .artleu
and q 'dehka' y eareused before
y, {unt ns on u previous nlkhi
" c"urtr wnen NE ehinn ~ tev
rtsep me uNhsa ~ aispshsen
whn.-N 'hc sprths mere ~ y
shed, built OF hranches ana a
nplr-nnder " me stnire
Plnued on. ne unle ahu tue pn
eIipn resi- from theif iht'
chInth Attet i've OF tr1 taihu,
tea, ttHe procession reietms anu
starts back 70 the chapei
~ reachins h sacred cdliice,
M ~ hymn ~ sung Iheh
the mhJordomo tor the next
year " named. The ~maJordomo,s
office Is "a direct the festivities In
y OF the Saint. II u looked
upoR4qn a great honor and coveted
BY mapy 10 serve the saint AZ
thsy 1haty. Among toe interesting
feature3 ot the festive prSEram y
ms damn niluded 20 above. ~
nttratts many people TO the fesu-
val without u. the latter might
iose-aud
On. or about h fifteenth OF
May. the "maiordomo' OF the feast
interviews the gentleman. whom
eyefybody knows as he monarch
Of h DANA. The Two go 70 the
chap-fa and taxi h tiny figure
ot the Holy child which rests In
the atms OF the saint. They car
~ II with them through the VII
inge and other nearby settlements.
WISHING the houses OF those whom
they desire &c act as dancers ..
oitifers ol me uNh1n- in'S ~
~ Heaint ,..
s,.ap asr'isn vow W SEW sSSrns.
Tnei ONES mus chosen nhn anerers-
20 fnfci{ fetuse' : looN upon
ntno " ~ ~ -
WIS nh.s cc-.seL..
v..uss- 49," No. M me mon-
~ us ~. 49,, ,nay
all Etfeunchs~ the n
49, a1r.c,o, ma btr u,ife.
sv"~s.c,,ndis" 4 man dressed in
..oss cio,h.s. la toro' uhe
rniit I, man Win horns and two
mu.tctnns' They call themselves
..we,achInes". a word derived from
The liable .motoauchihln"". which
masked. Their aceovtre-
ment suggests the idea. Their
head~dress resembles very much
the shake OF the old grenadiers.
From " hangs down a small trip.
that partlnlly wells the face. On
The back from the shoulder goes
down a silk handkerchief whleh
they call "espaldnr IN their nenas
they carry a rattle ana a three-
forkfd ian. which ,hey waNs'
whist IN motion. lhey mose ~
fles OF so. each ile takshk Wy.