Personal Narrative-I Symbolize Virgin Mary

My mother was well known in a rural town in Mexico. I remember being selected at six years old to try on a special dress for the annual parade, which meant I would symbolize Virgin Mary. When I was given the role, I felt a great deal of responsibility to do everything correctly. As my float drove through the main streets, I carried the heavy doll by using every fiber in my being hold my arm up; I could tell the symbolism behind the doll I was carrying meant a lot to my community, and I did not want to let them down.
It all started when my mom took me to an old shop in town to see if the dress would fit me. The dress was unlike anything I had ever seen. It was a triangle like shaped dress, it was a light creme color, and it had real gold trimming …show more content…
As soon as the music behind my float started playing, people began cheering. The music was loud composed of tubas, clarinets, trombones, trumpets, and a large bass drum with a cymbal on top. Next to the band, there was the image of virgin mary that is in the town’s largest church. It was being carried by four men and they where each holding a piece of the wood stand on their shoulder. As they waltzed their way through the parade, people would come near it and some began to cry. I did not understand why it would upset people at the time, but now I realize it was a symbol of hope for many that have prayed for miracles. Being part of this parade allowed me to develop a heightened awareness and perspective of the community I was in. I realized how united my community was and the hope they instilled in their religion. It is an experience and feeling that only happens when I am in Mexico, I have not experienced this anywhere else; it is why I find these small communities with these traditions, so special and