San Geronimo(Exemplfication Essay)

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Freshman Comp Exemplification Essay San Geronimo “What is San Geronimo?” San Geronimo is our way of celebrating the end of summer and the start of winter. San Geronimo takes place in Taos Pueblo, NM on September 30th of every year. If you want to have an amazing disconnection feeling from this crazy world, San Geronimo at the pueblo is the place to be. This wonderful event is made up of beautiful people, beautiful surroundings, and beautiful jewelry and accessories. San Geronimo event literally exists outside the usual and ordinary avid documentation and scrutiny. Not only is the view of our sacred clowns and their ways amazing but the pueblo in general is such a beautiful place. As soon as you get to the dirt road at the front entrance you can smell the burning wood of the fire place and or stove, the wet dirt as if it had just rained, and mouthwatering smell of the fry bread being topped with red chili. When the sun hits the adobe walls of the pueblo it looks like little gold pieces are in the wall. If you have ever seen the main mountain in Taos which is where our beautiful sacred Blue Lake is located and which is where our main river flows from. Blue Lake is a sacred land where our tribe goes to celebrate the Kiva boys’ commitment into becoming a man and practicing our native ways. The river flows right through the middle of the pueblo. The river has been useful to everyone in the pueblo for centuries. Families walk down to the river with buckets to get water for their home to bathe, drink, and cook with. Our clowns have their bodies painted with black and white stripes with their hair parted down the middle in two buns with stick like weeds on each side of their head. They don’t wear pants or shirts just a piece of cloth to cover their front and back with moccasins on their feet. Many years ago there was a flood at the pueblo and all the locals went

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