Amalia NewsLocal news for Amalia, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Their Turn- October 31, 2007 "Some people are very conservative" The dance to honor the dead begins in the cemetery, where the souls of the departed are collected and taken into the dirt roads and the concrete homes to celebrate with the living. By village tradition, and Mexican custom, the dance is performed only by men. Girls in rural Mexico are taught to look away when they shake a man's hand, out of respect. They serve their fathers and brothers food and drink without question. When it comes to entertainment, as in...http://www.topix.net/city/amalia-nm/2007/10/their-turn?fromrss=1 |