On Saturday, the little league of Oaxaca City had its opening ceremonies. The locals call this the inaguarción or inauguration. There was a marching band, a mascot (looked like that chicken from the 80s…is he still around...wasn’t he in San Diego?) Anyway, he was there…and a ton of parents, the board members and a band. It was very organized and yet very Mexican. For example, they were still setting up ½ hour after the thing was supposed to have started. All teams marched on the field, a few received medals from the previous season (first and second place received medals).
A priest was there in his full robes. He read from the Bible, prayed over all the boys and sprinkled them with holy water, that came out what looked like a sport bottle. It was just amazing. Also, later on, a kid prayed what I think is the “baseball prayer”…Something like…
God, we believe in you, your laws. We will play clean, and whether we win or lose, have a great time….Amen.
It’s interesting to be in a setting where something is familiar and yet so flavored by the Mexican culture…as you may begin to imagine. I hope the photos help.
A priest was there in his full robes. He read from the Bible, prayed over all the boys and sprinkled them with holy water, that came out what looked like a sport bottle. It was just amazing. Also, later on, a kid prayed what I think is the “baseball prayer”…Something like…
God, we believe in you, your laws. We will play clean, and whether we win or lose, have a great time….Amen.
It’s interesting to be in a setting where something is familiar and yet so flavored by the Mexican culture…as you may begin to imagine. I hope the photos help.
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