Shownotes:
This was a Spanish Webcast. Join us as we
discuss Pre-Columbian Folklore. The Rodriguez Clan; Jorge Adrian
Rodriguez, Don Rosendo Rodriguez and I (Jose Rodriguez) are joined by
Kevin Sandridge. Special thanks to my It's Elementary Webcast buddies
Lisa Durff and Alice Mercer (AKA stream checkers). Yes Alice; There
was a story about Giants. I had a last minute change in computers after
simplecast crashed on me. The skype gods stayed on my side. Only
difficulty was audio on my mic was really low. Special thanks to Jorge
Rodriguez for his superb storytelling; you can contact him at
[email protected]
Stories referred to on show below;
La
Llorona; The Weeping Women a women that drowned her children and now is
cursed to look for them for eternity. We talked about the different
versions popular throughout Mexico. Many people claimed to have seen
her, even today. Rosendo shared his experience. One night his wife
sewing late into the night when she heard her wailing down the streets.
Duendes/Chaneques; miniture goblins that create havoc. Don
Resendo gives us examples of how the goblins would hide their sandals
and throw them in the prickly pears. Don Rosendo talks about duendes
appearing near the Laguna where he lives now.
Tales from the Belen Cemetery in Guadalajara Mexico. El nino que
le tenia miedo a la oscuridad.(Nachito) The boy that was afraid of the
darkness. When he was left at home and his night light went off, he
died of fright. When he was buried the next day its tomb was open and
the body outside. The grave digger reburried the body. Each night for
the next 10 days the same would happen. It wasn't until his body was
put on an outside grave with the body exposed so that light would it
rest in peace. Visitors still routinely leave candy and and toys to
him. Many believe him to be a guardian angel.
Tales about Giants.
The Mountain of dead in the state of Aguas Calientes. How Giants that
lived on Earth were called back to the heavens. When they refused to
go they were turned into Mountains. There was a certain romanticism.
About a couple of Giants that still walk the alleys of Aguas Calientes.
Jorge shared with us a story about the great Volcanoes. The son
of the Sun and the daughter of the moon come down to Earth. An Adam and
Eve story and how they lost their divinity. When She dies he is so
heartbroken he stays at her side until and filled with sorrow the cries
his hear out (literally) the Sun God so endeared decides to keep them
together forever as the two great Volcanoes outside of Mexico City.
Kevin shared with us his trip to Puebla. The Folklore he
learned while there. Jorge tells us of the Creation of the Sun and
the Moon. How the Sun is put in the sky. and how when the Moon is
created it was just as bright as the Sun. The Aztec Gods decide this
could not be. The Aztec Gods thew a rabbit at the Moon. It's
impression is still there today. And with impact it starts the Moons
rotation around the Earth.
Finally, Don Rosendo shares his
personal stories of the bracero life in El Norte. The times he shared
with my grandfather Tomas Rodriguez.
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