Diyandi: Divergence, Convergence, and Inclusion
Reflection and Photography | Violeta Gloria | Instagram: @violetvisuals “Someday, when white hairs crown my head and my skin completely lost its youth, I hope to look myself in the mirror and see the face of a museum eclipsed with the memory that once every year, the street is a stage of multiculturalism, pluralism, and multi-ethnicity.” It all began in the cathedral. When the symbolic image of Saint Michael the archangel was carried out of the church, the trumpets, drums and bugles burst into an energy driving the faithful in a slow cadence of processional movement with vivacious chants and dances. From above, the streets appeared as if all people of the city left their homes, converged from divergent places accentuated with colorful banderitas—these triangular flaglets strung together to evoke a vibrant and joyful community spirit. The main thoroughfare echoed with the rhythm of drums and the lilting melodies of indigenous chants, beckoning people from all walk...