Carnaval!

We went to *2*, yes TWO carnavales.  A Carnaval is a type of parade with floats and people dressed  up.  The first Carnaval we went to was at 8:30 on a Friday night in Espita.  We had pizza first though.  While we were eating, the floats with people screaming on them kept driving past the restaurant.  After pizza my mother took a gazillion pictures of us with the people to perform in the Carnaval.  There were all different kinds: there was one like a jungle,

one like a train, etc.

They were just rides to the Carnaval but they were still amazing! 
This Carnaval was different because there were just people dancing in the main square. 
We watched, then Henry fell asleep and Mary got tired so we had to go.

 

The next day we drove to Merida.  The day after that, right at the heat of the day we went to the parade that was there.  This one was like most and they kept moving.  The floats were all giant trucks decorated with people and other things all sporting different companies.  The people on the floats dance and throw things like necklaces, fans, chips, hats, horns, and candy down to the people watching.  Pati was there.  Pati is a person who used to take care of us. She now has a little baby boy.

A person on one of the floats tried time after time to get something to me but the people in front of us grabbed it all.  (I was screaming and jumping to get their attention.)  So she sent one of the people by the side of the float and they went and told the next float.  The guy on the next float got a t-shirt, handed it down, and said to give it to me.  I was very happy.  One of the people took three necklaces that the people threw to my mother and wouldn't give one to us when she asked for it.  She fell off her chair three times.  Pati said it was because she was being mean.

My t-shirt!

After the big parade in Merida:

 

The remains of Juan Carnaval after they burned him: