Pic 2 and spanish translation here [link]

Model : Me (age 4)
Photography: Ernesto Cardenas

Waaan Hapy Mule day! X3

I don't really remember why in the world do catholic children get dressed as indian on Mule's day (Corpus thursday). but i do know why it is called Mule's day.

Saint Anthony of Padua. is the patron of childless couples and of young women seeking a good husband. A very popular saint! Anthony often preached about the Eucharist and sometimes after Mass would place the Blessed Sacrament in monstrance for a Eucharistic procession. Everyone would make a reverent bow or kneel as he carried Our Lord through the plaza and streets of the city. One man, however, held back with a look of cold disdain on his face. Afterwards, Anthony approached the man and asked him why he did not bow to the Sacrament. The man replied that he believed it was nothing more than bread. Anthony, according to one account, challenged the man to a test. Anthony would fast for three days and the man could also have his donkey eat nothing for three days. They then met in a town square where the man placed a bale of hay twenty feet from the hungry animal. When untied, the donkey walked toward the hay. St. Anthony then exposed the Blessed Sacrament and called to the donkey, “Mule, in the name of the Lord our God, I command you to come here and adore your Creator!” The donkey stopped as though someone had pulled him by a bridle, turned, and walked to St. Anthony. The donkey bent his forelegs, bowing to the Blessed Sacrament with his head toward the ground.

This story may be something of a legend, but it illustrates an important point. As St. Anthony taught, even a dumb animal – in its own way – pays homage to its Creator. What about us? Sometimes we behave worse than a mule.

Only in Mexico city kids get dressed like this on Corpus day.
You know, when I see this picture, I feel like in one of those anime portraits of the little girl in a kimono... And I feel proud of being Mexican and wearing my rebozo and offering flowers.