#orgullo mexicano

[jukeboxofjellycat]

[callmeanxietygirl]

ISAAC DEL TORO LLORA DE LA EMOCION

HISTORICO PARA MÉXICO !!!

Isaac del Toro con tan solo 19 años se convierte en el PRIMER MEXICANO EN GANAR EL TOUR DE FRANCIA y es el séptimo Latino en lograr esta gran asaña, Torito rompe en llanto al ganar la carrera y no es para menos hace un año su carrera estaba en duda por una fractura en el fémur y hoy esta en la cima del mundo 🌎.

EN MÉXICO SI HAY TALENTO!!!

TORO, TORO TORIIIIIIIITOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

#mexico #VamosMéxico #OrgulloMexicano #México #talentomexicano #mexicocity #aplausos #DanoRun #deportemexicano #OrgulloNacional #Orgullo #Bravo #vivamexico #viva #OrgullosamenteMexicanos #ciclismo #ciclismomexico #bikelife #bikeride #biker #Francia #llorar #felicidad #Felicidades

[tattedminded]

Blanco y Negro

[lily-de-wakabayashi]

El 16 de septiembre se conmemoró un año más del comienzo de la Independencia de México. Y para celebrarlo, dibujé a mi preciosa mexicana por excelencia, Lily Del Valle (quien también es mi OC principal de "Captain Tsubasa"), usando un vestido muy mexicano 💚🤍❤️

Este dibujo es un remake de otro que hice en el 2020 en estilo tradicional, a últimas fechas he andado corta de ideas para estos dibujos conmemorativos así que me he valido de los refritos. Sin embargo, me gustó mucho cómo quedó esta versión, Lily se ve hermosa con ese vestido y ese peinado 😍❤️🔥

A pesar de lo mal que andan las cosas en este país, me siento orgullosa de ser mexicana. ¡Que viva México y que muera el mal gobierno! 🇲🇽🎉❤️🥳❤️‍🔥

[livehorses]

Friday of Sorrows or Passion Friday

A week before the Good Friday, we Catholics commemorate a special Friday dedicated to the advocation of our Lady of Sorrows. This is a day dedicated to remember all the pain Mary suffered on the Passion of her Son, to pray and accompany her in her despair. The Devotion to the Sorrowful Virgin goes back to the early years of Christianity, and quoting Wikipedia: “In 1727, Pope Benedict XIII extended a feast commemorating the sorrowful Virgin Mary to the whole of the Latin Church, assigning to its celebration the Friday in Passion Week, one week before Good Friday.” But these specific traditions held in Hispanic countries persist since the Viceregal era. In México were originally started by the “Servitas” (Mary’s Servants Order) in XVIII Century.

There were two dates for this feast, the Friday before Palm Sunday and September 15. Although with the Second Vatican Council, all the duplicated feasts were reduced to one date. The date of the fifth Friday of Lent was removed and the one in September was left. However, Mexicans tend to focus more in the Independence Night, but the tradition of the Friday of Sorrows is still strong in churches and towns. Later on, the Pope Saint John Paul II reintroduced it as a mass commemoration. As always, the tradition brought by the Spanish to America, took a very unique and folkloric tone.

On this Friday, in some towns and states around the Mexican Republic it’s made a procession in which it’s carried an image of the Sorrowful Virgin around the block. It’s also a tradition that people put an altar either on a church or in their house with many elements that each one of them keep a particular symbol.

The Virgin of Sorrows

Firstly takes protagonism an image of the Lady of Sorrows, covered with black, dark blue or purple clothing, to highlight her state of grief, with luxurious embroidery and crowned with an encrusted crown. Those images made by the hands of skillful artisans are the most beautiful and moving one could find, resembling in her expression the work of Renaissance sculptors and painters like Michael Angelo or Raphael. The most notable aspect are the tears that fall over the Virgin’s cheeks. Some of these images are centuries old.

The colorful glass spheres

Around the Altar there are placed a numerous group of glass spheres of bright colors, with the popular intention to cheer up the Virgin’s mood and as a way to comfort and distract her.

The whithered flowers and grass

Because we’re meant to be grieving, it’s traditionally prohibited the placing of aromatic and beautiful flowers. Instead, it can be used whithered purple flowers or, four weeks before, plant seeds of wheat, barley, chia and lentils on little pots, and let them grow without permiting the rays of the Sun to land on them. That way, the plant grows with a yellow tone, dried and whithered to resemblance the discouragement of the Virgin. Specifically these plants make reference to one of Jesus’ teachings: “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” John 12:24

The wheat is also the plant used to prepare the communion wafer, and therefore, the grass of wheat represents the Eucharist. Sometimes it will be accompanied with a bunch of grapes, since from this fruit the wine for the Eucharist is made.

The pierced oranges with flags and drawings of sawdust or whithered rose petals

Also along the Altar are many oranges pierced by flags, sometimes of cut paper material or with silver and gold tones. As long as I remember, these last colors represent Mary and Jesus respectively, showing this way the closeness they have with each other as Mother and Son. The orange is the fruit of choice resembling the sour taste with the sour feeling within the Virgin’s heart as she saw her tortured Son in the way to Calvary. The flags represent how even the sorrow is crowned with the banners of glory that promise the Resurrection’s victory. Also, the pierced fruits by the flags are meant to simbolize the pierced Inmaculate Heart of Mary by seven swords, making reference to the prophecy of Simon the prophet in the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple: “And to you, a sword will pierce your soul” Luke 2:35

There’s also a catholic devotion that comes from that prophecy, that remembers The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, which contemplates: The Prophecy of Simon, The Flee To Egypt, The Child lost and found in the Temple, The meeting in the road to Calvary, Jesus’ Crucifiction and Death, The descent from the Cross, and The Entombment. For each one of these sorrows is prayed a Hail Mary. Sometimes, the Virgin’s Monogram, precisely her Inmaculate Heart pierced by seven swords, can be represented along Jesus’ Monogram with sawdust of diverse colors or whithered rose petals. In general, the Altar is full with colorful sawdust desings.

Elements of Christ’s Passion

In some Altars it can be seen some elements of Christ’s Passion, like the ladder that was used to descend Jesus from the Cross, the Cross itself, the nails, the spear which was used to pierce Jesus’ chest, the rooster that sang as soon as Peter denied to know Jesus, the whip used to hit Jesus, the dices with which the soldiers made a bet to see who of them would keep Jesus’ robe, the crown of thorns, the sponge with vinegar and many more.

Candles, cut paper and garlands

As a decorative addition, the rest of the Altar is decorated with traditional chinese paper usually with Mary and Jesus’ initials, garlands of white and purple colors and with multiple candles. As always the purple symbolizes sorrow, grief, penance and sobriety, while the white is purity and holyness. The candles represent the light that God projects over the World, vanishing all darkness and shadows. Candlelights can also represent a night of vigil, when someone stays awake to pray. In that way we express we keep company to the sorrowful Virgin the moment she’s left alone after her Son’s Death, as the Apostle Saint John did. By the light that the bright flags reflect from the candles, it is traditionally said that the Altars of Sorrows are set on fire.

Flavored waters

One of the most popular elements in the Altar of Sorrows is the fresh flavored waters. Around this time in México, the weather has turned hot, and people search for ways to calm their thirst and cool off. It’s a tradition long lost in the urbanized zones to visit the neighbour houses to see each one’s altars and to stand by to pray a little. When a visitor arrives, since centuries ago the tradition is that this one asks: “Has the Virgin wept yet?” and the host inmediately hands off a glass of fresh flavored water. As you can imagine, these special drinks are meant to symbolize the numerous tears the Virgin wept on Good Friday. The flavors can vary and each one has a respective meaning. The Jamaica one, by its strong reddish tone symbolizes Jesus’ spilled blood, the Horchata one, made of rice with milk and cinnamon (rice with milk, a traditional Mexican dessert) mixed with water, by it’s white color represents Mary’s purity and others say its her maternal milk, the tamarind one is the vinegar that Jesus tasted in the Cross and finally the lemon with chia one is Mary’s tears mixed with sour feeling. Anyways, the flavors can be more than these ones.

The Friday of Sorrows is no doubt one of the most beautiful and devotional ones in all the liturgical year here in México, its devotion and pious aspect is mixed with strong tradition and floklore, making it unique as how each mexican tradition could be.

Is there something simillar in your country to commemorate the Friday Of Sorrows?

If I have time, I will share with you photos of my Altar I usually make each year.

Photo and research sources:

https://inah.gob.mx/boletines/5100-altar-de-dolores-tradicion-viva-en-museos-del-inah

https://desdelafe.mx/noticias/sabias-que/todo-lo-que-debes-saber-sobre-el-altar-de-dolores/

https://www.reconociendomexico.com.mx/altar-de-dolores/

https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=luisalberto.rosalesherrera&set=a.932188683482052

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viernes_de_Dolores

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_of_Sorrows

[mexinsheepskin]

Hot Mexican Daddy en su chamarra

[slow-slim-smile-slow]

El día de hoy voy a planchar unos kakis

[fuckendreamer]

[sweetsoulmusic]

[shapesinthesand]

Luis Fernando se merecía haber salido de aqui como lo hizo Tenoch, por todo lo alto y con honores.

No que Tenoch no lo merezca, su exito es 100% suyo, y ojalá sepa y se permita disfrutarlo pero a Luis Fernando también le tocaba por ser uno de los mejores actores que ha tenido el cine mexicano.

Ojalá todavía se pueda un día verlo con los grandes porque de verdad que se lo merece muchísimo.

[botellasinfondo]

Primero se me bajan las defensas antes que el orgullo ahuevo

[jukeboxofjellycat]

El crédito corresponde al Camino Nómada del facebook.

[callmeanxietygirl]

Le dijeron que no podía, que no tenía el físico para estar en la élite de la gimnasia mundial, y ahora la mexicana Alexa Moreno tiene todo para poder ganar una medalla en París 2024.

Mujeres que inspiran, orgullo mexicano!!!!

[beardedsadboigardens]

I listen to music not just for lyrics but instruments as well & the guitarist is going in…..Mexican vibes & being wavy 😝🚀💚🇲🇽

[livehorses]

Back then when I made this edit, I was like Félicie, dreaming of belonging to that special place, although by its plastic art side. I'd stare at said Art School the way Félicie did with the Opera Garnier. Now I can proudly say that, as her, I finally achieved to study there. I didn't steal any entrance letter though, I promise! 😅

Felicie at the Palacio of las Bellas Artes by DeviantLivehorses

Friday midnight art! A little experiment I wanted to do with our made in México Opera, the Palacio of Las Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine arts) with Félicie looking at it. Well, mexican pride I guess, maybe it’s because it’s september. This was only a photomontage, I don’t own the photo nor the ballerina/Leap! wallpaper. 

Palacio de las Bellas artes photo by Erik Gómez Tochimani. twitter.com/gtochimani Photomontage made on pixlr.com/editor/ at august 31 of 2018.

[livehorses]

School had me busy like crazy, but I just wanted to pass by and remember you that September Fever is here once again! And to wish you a happy Commemoration of the Beginning of the Mexican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Salvadoran, Nicaraguan, and Costa Rican Independence, and the start of the Hispanic Heritage Month! ¡Viva México señores, y feliz Día de la Independencia a mis hermanos Centroamericanos! 😃🎉🇲🇽🇬🇹🇭🇳🇳🇮🇨🇷