瓜地馬拉 風箏節@Sacatepequez, Guatemala

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原文刊於我的部落格:http://lightonthejourney.blogspot.tw/2011/11/day-27-kite-festival-at-sacatepequez.html

十一月二日亡靈節在中美洲各國是很重要的節目日,而在Lake Atitlan邊上的Sacatepequez小鎮,前一天的風箏節更是重要。民眾在一個月或更久前就開始構思、準備製作風箏的材料,大圓型風箏直徑可達四十尺,放風箏在這裡視為與逝去的人進行交流的一種方式,人們在墓地附近祈禱,共進野餐、紀念死去的家人朋友,伴隨著季節性的大風,具大的風箏把人們寫下祝福的紙帶飄向空中,同時也帶給上帝。

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住墓園的小路上擠滿了人,兩兄妹從窗台探頭出來看。

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十點多抵小鎮墓園區,許多大大小小的風箏已矗立各角落,多數墓地也已佈置妥了鮮花。

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這很像靈骨塔。

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此處,一對父母親帶著小男孩正在為其逝去的家人佈置。

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小男孩為先人奉上鮮花。

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比較納悶地是,大家或站或坐在墳墓上,好像沒啥忌諱。

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几個外國遊客和導遊乾脆就佔据了一塊墓碑。

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各种各樣的裝飾,不論規模大小,鮮花是絕不可少的。

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小女孩看著相机一直偷笑。

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要好多人同心協力才抬得動的超大風箏。

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動了一些了。

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再站起來一點。

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終於直立起來,全場歡聲雷動,報以熱烈掌聲。

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初到墓區時只有兩個大型風箏。

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一點離開時已有好几個超大型風箏站立起來了。

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情侶也來湊熱鬧,攜手放風箏。

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風箏上的編號似乎告訴我們,一場競爭激烈的比賽即將開始。

園區裏,不斷有其他比較沒那麼大的風箏不斷升起,有時又掉下,我們過午就離開了,沒能看到滿天風箏的景象,有點可惜,不過能見證到好几個大型風箏被矗立起來,感受現場大家對這節日的重視,我已心滿意足了

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other pictures pls check 20111101_Kite festival at Sacatepequez, Guatemala (https://picasaweb.google.com/101131828705725039223/20111101_KiteFestivalAtSacatepequezGuatemala?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite)