Festival of the Rooster

This was by far one of the best cultural experiences of the trip! A small group of us walked through town towards the music that we heard at the Hacienda. We arrived at an event that looked like an outdoor block party. It was an annual celebration called Festival of the Rooster in which people celebrate and hope for more chickens and roosters the next year. There was dancing, eating, drinking, and three live roosters hung upside down by their feet under a volleyball net! The locals were extremely welcoming, which really surprised me. They offered us drinks and invited us to dance. The kids ran and played with us. One girl in particular was very friendly and appeared to be quite poor. Her hair was matted and her clothes were dirty. She could not wipe the smile from her face though.