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5 AM and there have already been two long progressions of cohetes de trueno ( thunder rockets)—aptly named fireworks loud enough to raise the dead!!! The LOUD music from town was still going strong at 2 AM. Not much of a chance for a good night’s sleep during the ten day long San Juan Bautista celebration in San Juan Cosala! Maybe I’ll venture down the mountain to see what’s going on today. After so many years, I’m turning into a bit of a hermit so far as the different village festivals. (5:29 AM, as I complete this post—another long progression of explosions. Guess I’m up for good.) (5:36, another long progression of explosions, accompanied by cheerful music. They sound like giant firing squads..don’t know how else to describe it.)
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Wonderful Photos, Judy. Looks like a fun celebration.
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Loud for sure. Since I posted this there have been two more rounds of explosions. It is now 6:23.
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Wow! Must be an exciting experience
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These are photos from past years. Perhaps I’ll venture down today.
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Awesome 👏🏼
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Lovely colourful photos Judy!
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Thanks Mexico for the coloring. Thanks Aletta for the comment!
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I think local celebration become less interesting when you’ve seen them for many years For us, when Kaity grew up, we started to back off a lot of the festivities. I’m glad we have them and every once in a while, they try something new and that’s interesting. Great photographs!
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All night long ~ ~ ~ for 10 days and nights ~ ~ ~ I feel your pain ~ ~ and hear your music!!!
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I’ve heard in some towns they blast music from the village square all day long. No napping!
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Since the rain has stopped, it is just LOUD music. Enough to keep me awake a mile up the mountain..Always a new thrill. Earlier it was more cohetes.
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‘Round midnight they should start combining the two!
I don’t mean to be unsympathetic ~ it”s just that I’ve hardly been allowed ever to sleep normally, for years now, and done with malicious intent with no end in sight. The idea that I could count on it ending in ten days would be so great!
Well, here’s to better sleep for both of us, dear 💤
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2:54. The music continues…from a mile away so loud that it woke me from a deep sleep. So strange.. sounds like a thousand people singing a dirge. I can’t figure it out. Sometimes I feel like jumping into my car to go down to investigate, but with my luck it would end just before I got there.
I didn’t find your comment to be unsympathetic, by the way.
What is it that keeps you awake every night? Have you tried earplugs? They say lack of sleep is harder on a body than lack of food and water.
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