Today I spent the afternoon in San Antonio Aguas Caliente, where we were shown their traditional dress and they explained the wedding traditions to us. We got dressed up too - and I was playing the part of the mother in law! When a girl reaches the age of 14 she starts to weave a 'manta' (a decorative weaving) - ready for when she gets married - as this is her gift to her new mother in law. When a couple gets engaged, the grooms mother then starts to weave and makes the traditional wedding gift for the bride - an apron!!!! (it gets better -) When the wedding ceremony and the dancing has finished, the groom's mother takes the bride to the house and shows her the kitchen. The bride then has to make the tortillas and ground the coffee in her kitchen- before starting a honeymoon!
After the wedding, the man's mother then starts work on weaving a 'cargador' (a large piece of material for carrying babies in) which is then given to the wife - no pressure then!!
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