People take them into church with them on Palm Sunday and then hang them in their houses. I could make one in the amount of time that Dany made about six. Her family had left Cuentepec at about 4'30 a.m. to arrive in Cuernavaca on time and reserve a good spot to sit outside of the Cathedral. By 11 o´clock that evening they had yet to return home. The walls outside of the entire cathedral were filled with people selling palmas, or something of the sort. People would pass by and buy them as they wished.
It was a completely humbling experience to sit on the ground with Dany, her mom, and dad to make and sell the palmas. I had never actually sat on the ground to sell anything in my life. It is quite a different perspective when you are sitting on the ground and have people walking above you. It is hard for me to pinpoint and explain exactly why this experience was so humbling, but it was. Every year Dany and her family go to the cathedral to sell palmas for Palm Sunday. Each one cost 10 pesos, which is a little less than a dollar.
To make the palmas, all one needs is one of the palm frawns, for it has many leaves which can be peeled from it and these are what are used to make a palma! It is fascinating how many different types of palmas you can make out of one stick of palm frawn. Unfortunately, I didn´t have my camera with me...
AND GUESS WHAT??????
You will never believe....so you know how I talk about the wonderful Panaderias with all of the fresh pan? Well today Dany and I made it! I am definitely writing down the recipes and taking them home....
(Here it is!)Tomorrow temezcal and then I am off to Cuentepec for five days for Semana Santa! Wish me luck!!!
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