Yesterday I went to the Zócalo, Mexico City's main plaza, where work is going on for the annual "Verbena navideña" (Christmas festival). The festival is supposed to start today, but there was a lot of work to be done. I couldn't help but thinking, "How are they going to get everything completed in time?"
From the descriptions that I have read, it seems that the festival will be about the same as it has been for the last two years... a tunnel of lights, three Christmas trees created from live poinsettia plants, a giant Nativity scene, a handicrafts market. I'm not sure that I am going to bother going again this year and battle the crowds.
The Christmas lights are in place on the buildings around the Zócalo and have been turned on the last several nights.
Last year when Alejandro and I went to see the lights on a weekend evening, the crush of people was so insanely intense that it was the first time I have ever feared for my physical safety in Mexico City. I may just pass entirely on the Zócalo this year.
(I checked the Zócalo webcam at 7:00 this morning, and work looks far from complete. I don't know at what time they were planning to open the "verbena" today, but they are going to have to hustle to finish everything.)
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