We started our tour in the 150 year old Chapel to St. Jerome. Members of the pueblo follow Catholicism or their traditional religion or both. Because of that Mary is the dominant figure on the alter as she also represents mother nature. The colors within the church change with the seasons, white for winter, green for summer, pink for spring and yellow or orange for fall.
A casket at the side of the alter represented Jesus. In their own burials, members of Taos Pueblo are dressed in native clothing, then wrapped in a blanket and buried without a casket. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed in the church.
Behind the church is an old cemetery with the remains of a church that housed members of the pueblo in their revolt against the Spaniards in 1610. It was shelled and all but destroyed in the 1847 Mexican/American War.
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First..i want to say how much i am enjoying the blogs and pictures as i eat my breakfast every morning...and second, i am really enjoying everyone on the caravan...even from the first day, everyone joined right in with the fun and help of it all...
Rest up as we continue our great adventures here in New Mexico!! Shelly
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