Tonight I could see six separate fireworks shows going on at the same time from our condo office window. Though seeing fireworks is a common sight around this time of year, I think a record was set tonight!

Sometimes walking around town, fireworks will suddenly erupt, as happened behind the Iglesia San Francisco

Evelyn was walking around town earlier today and stumbled upon Yet Another Parade, this time starting at Parque Calderon.  These seem to happen frequently, and we rarely know about them in advance. With both the parade and so many fireworks today, I did a bit more digging.  It appears that this is part of the Christian Epiphany — those times that Jesus made himself known to mankind.  The first epiphany is Christmas, when Jesus was born.  Last weekend (Jan 6) was the celebration of the Three Wise Men coming upon Jesus in the manger.  This weekend celebrates the baptism of Jesus.  The remaining epiphany will be celebrated to commemorate Jesus’ first miracle — the changing of water into wine (I am not sure of the date for that one?).

Since they are celebrating the baptism of Jesus, it makes sense that very young kids are the center of attention

Adults are always ready to party and parade too though