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Activity 2.7
Verbs in past simple: was, had, arrived, were, saw, were dressed, were embroidered,
decorated, adorned, knew, called, explained, originated, wanted, invited, got,
couldn’t, gave, dropped, surprised, began.
Verbs in past continuous: were climbing, were performing, were taking, was running,
were suffering, were inviting, was drinking.
When I was 17, I was part of a dancing club and we had the opportunity to perform
in different parts of the country. One of my favorite places was in Veracruz during
the Cumbre Tajin. When we arrived there, The Voladores de Papantla were
climbing the post. I was amazed by the surrounding area; there were thousands
of people watching.
We saw 5 men climbing the post. They were dressed in red pants and a white
shirt, a cloth across the chest and a cap. The clothes were embroidered and
decorated beautifully, their hat was adorned
with owers for fertility and the
mirrors representing the sun.
Later on, while the Voladores were performing, the observers were taking a lot
of pictures.
I knew that this festival celebrates the spring season as a time of renovation.
We were really taken by this traditional celebration and when I was running to
take a close picture of the Voladores de Papantla, the director called us to go and
prepare ourselves for the presentation.
After a while, our director explained to us that The Dance of the Voladores de
Papantla, is an ancient ceremony originated possibly by the Totonac people who
wanted to ask the gods to end a severe drought and bring back the rain because
the people were suffering a lot.
Two years after our presentation in Tajin, Veracruz, our cultural group was invited
to an extraordinary tour out of Mexico. When I got the news, I couldn’t believe it.
The organizers of the festival in Tajin were inviting us to perform in three different
continents; in Asia, Africa and Europe. When I gave the news to my parents, my
mother was drinking water and she dropped the glass. She was really surprised,
(just like myself; and we both
were Flled
with joy and happiness).
Luckily, we all got permission from our parents and we began our
extraordinary journey.
Our Frst stop
was in China, then Ghana in West Africa and after a while,
in The Netherlands in Europe.
Activity 2.6