On the Sunday closest to June 13, San Miguel is taken over by los locos "crazies". Bev and attended in the hot sun.We left the casita at 11:30am and finally found a seat on the curb between Mexican families by Bellas Artistes. They say in Atencion that 15,000 people will participate in the parade dressed in all manner of costumes.
In the past San Miguel was surrounded by orchards of a apples, pears, plum, peaches etc. and each year the owners invited the workers into the orchards to eat as much as they wanted. They involved the church and dressed as orchard workers wearing jumpers, long sleeve shirts, boots and hats. There was lots of dancing and soon spectators began gathering to watch the fun. To scare the watchers away, the workers started dressing as animals: skunks, raccoons, pelicans and other animals. The audience began calling them locos. This parade is a celebration called Domingo de Los Locos.
It takes a long time for 15,000 to pass by. However the sights are unforgettable. As the participants filed by dancing to ultra loud music, they tossed candy to the crowd, especially the children. It was like Halloween in a way.
Always there are children and even candied apples.
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