The Parada Del Sol is an annual parade in Scottsdale, Arizona. My father is an active, yearly participant since he was very young. Me: What is the Parada Del Sol? TC: The Parada Del Sol, has been around for a very long time and it’s the larget horse drawn parade in the country. And it’s… Continue Reading »
JH is a senior at an all-boys Catholic high school in La Canada Flintridge, CA. He lives with his parents in Pasadena, CA. JH talked to me about some of the traditions and rituals that surround New Year’s and New Year’s Eve in his hometown: “New Years is probably the biggest event in Pasadena…first of… Continue Reading »
TO is a junior at the University of Southern California, and spent most of her childhood in San Antonio, TX. TO described a popular festival that took place in her hometown: “Fiesta is just a giant celebration held right around now in San Antonio, and it’s supposed to celebrate the Alamo and the Battle of San… Continue Reading »
Informant: “We have a Summer Solstice parade which is pretty wild too, but that doesn’t have anything to do with Fiesta. That’s a weird parade. I can’t even… It’s literally– the point of it is to be as weird as you physically, possibly can. There are people in, like, snow globes and they have, like,… Continue Reading »