Oaxaca, week 12

My last day in Oaxaca was really special—I was there for their annual festival called Noche del los Rábanos (Radish Night). Basically, locals carve up radishes into detailed scenes and put them on display in the city’s Zócalo—all part of a competition for best radish art work. There is also a category for corn husks as well. Below are a sampling of some of the pieces. This was a very popular event. I went in the afternoon to take photos from the other side of some fencing because around 5 they open the walkway to the public and there is a very long line to get up close. I went back later in the evening for the ambience—music, people watching, etc.—and the line to see the displays wrapped around the square twice.

This was the winner. 

This was the winner in the corn husk category. 

I couldn’t tell if these were carrots or dyed radishes.