Historical Events/Stories/Do You Remember? (181)
Record set for 1916, seven passenger Cadillac touring car. From Pueblo. CO to Santa Fe in 728 minuets.
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While reading the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper, I came upon an article that brought back some memories of times gone by that I'll never see again.
In many ways, a time when life was tougher and yet simpler. The heading of the article is' "Mis Crismes:" Youngsters once went door to door for treats
without the tricks. The article states that the youth of Northern New Mexico used to participate in a tradition on Christmas morning very similar to what the
youth of today do on Halloween. I remember this "tradition" very well, having done this myself when I was 6 or 7 years old, in Rio de Tesuque.
To me the happiness came when I was able to give the "soft" candy to my beloved grandmother and see a smile on her face.
The article also states that someone named Alfredo Lujan who was raised in Nambe and teaches English and coaches in Santa Fe wrote and won the
newspaper's Holiday Short Story contest in 2002, a story about his own childhood "Mis Crismes" experience. I hope to obtain a copy of his short story.
In closing I just want to ask the Good Lord to help the unemployed, The hungry, The homeless, All who suffer from fear or hate, especially some kind
of illness, and for those grieving for loss of loved ones. Be with our soldiers; please watch over them. To all of you I say, Have a great day and touch
somebody's life today. FELIZ NAVIDAD TO YOU AND YOURS.