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Dear Community,
We are replenishing our energies after the Annual Meetings of Tao Condominium and Tao Oceans Condos.
We have so much work to do and we commit to continue doing it with Love.
And talking about Love, the spring starts to show its beautiful smile and to blossom all around, spreading its perfume everywhere. It is like the call of Love that is softening our minds and giving them some “break” to just stop and feel, taste, experiencing the magic of Life happening at every single moment.
So, let’s take this essence in all our daily activities and allow its aroma to permeate our lives, so that peace and love, as the spring, may widely blossom.
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
-Rumi-
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March 21, 2018
The Spring Equinox in the Mayan culture
The equinox is the time when the earth is illuminated by the sun in the same way in the northern and southern hemispheres.
In the world of the ancient Maya there were many sacred days, most often associated with celestial events. But none perhaps more widely celebrated than the Spring and Fall Equinox at the ancient site of Chichén Itzá in central Yucatan.
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On the day of both the vernal equinox and the autumnal equinox (and several days leading up to and after the events), afternoon sunlight bathes the western balustrade of the El Castillo
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pyramid's main stairway causing seven isosceles triangles to form and create a shadow that imitates the body of a 120 foot long rattlesnake that creeps downwards until it joins a huge serpent's head at the bottom of the stairway.
On March 21st and September 21st you can witness the incredible accuracy of Maya astronomy as it was integrated into architecture and share a moment in time with the ancient Maya. The Maya, stargazers that they were, planned their lives around the sun; their daily lives centered on the sowing and harvesting of their crops, especially corn. At the spring equinox they planted the crops, and the autumn equinox was their signal to begin the harvest. The Maya built complex structures using advanced geometry and astronomy to map the cycles of the sun.
For the Maya, the most relevant positions of the sun were the spring and autumn equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices.
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Chichen Itza pyramid dedicated to Kukulcán (or Quetzalcoatl), serves as a visual symbol of the day and night. On every equinox, the sun of the late afternoon creates the illustion of a snake creeping slowly down the northern staircase. Symbolically, the feathered serpent joins the heavens, earth and the underworld, day and night. The whole day has a carnival type atmosphere,
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rock bands competing with traditional music and folk dance troupes, and groups of New Agers in robes come to see the equinox. Visitors usually wear white clothes in order to get rid of “bad vibes” and attract positive energy from the new sun. This phenomenon stayed entirely around forty-five minutes before slowing descending the pyramid and disappearing along with the crowd that gathered to see it.
People tend to believe when Kukulcan returns to Earth, it is to provide blessing for a full harvest and good health to his worshipers. The pyramid was built as a representation of the Mayan Calendar.
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March 26 to April 1, 2018
Holy Week
Palm Sunday - Domingo de Ramos
On the Sunday prior to Easter, known as Palm Sunday, the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem is commemorated. According to the Bible, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and the people in the streets laid down palm branches in his path. In many towns and villages in Mexico on this day there are processions reenacting Jesus' triumphal entry, and woven palms are sold outside churches.
Maundy Thursday - Jueves Santo
The Thursday of Holy Week is known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. This day commemorates the washing of the feet of the apostles, the Last Supper and Jesus' arrest in Gethsemane. Some Mexican traditions for Maundy Thursday include visiting seven churches to recall the vigil the apostles kept in the garden while Jesus prayed before his arrest, foot-washing ceremonies and of course Mass with Holy Communion.
Good Friday - Viernes Santo
Good Friday recalls the crucifixion of Christ. On this day there are solemn religious processions in which statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary are carried through town.
Often the participants of these processions dress in costumes to evoke the time of Jesus. Passion plays, dramatic recreations of the crucifixion of Christ, are presented in many communities. The largest takes place in Iztapalapa, south of Mexico City where over a million people gather every year for the Via Crucis.
Holy Saturday - Sábado de Gloria
In some places there is a custom of burning Judas in effigy because of his betrayal of Jesus, now this has become a festive occasion. Cardboard or paper mache figures are constructed, sometimes with firecrackers attached, and then burned. Often the Judas figures are made to look like Satan, but sometimes they are made to resemble political figures.
Easter Sunday - Domingo de Pascua
You won't come across any mention of the Easter Bunny or chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday in Mexico.This is generally a day when people go to Mass and celebrate quietly with their families, though in some places there are festivities with fireworks, and jubilant processions with music and dancing.
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This is a show slide of all the work done during February and March of 2018, our community requires preventive and corrective works all the time. Every day we face challenges, always something to attend, whether electric, irrigation, gardening and we are always looking to improve the areas. We have a great motivated staff to face it and get down to work!
Painting of water registers, light registers and sewer registers
Replacement of photocells by timers in all buildings, separation of lighting circuits to light in parts and turn off with schedules, to save power.
Painting of water lines on roofs and painting of air conditioning racks.
Fertilization of plants in the Community
Repair, wiring and putting into operation seagull-type lamps on the roads.
Painting work, repair of finishes and registers inside buildings.
Electrical repairs, change of lights, repair of lamps, maintenance of electrical panels.
Signposting and spring arrival!
After the problem of flooding of the machine room that we had because of the rains, cleaning and maintenance of machinery, electrical work and painting works were made.
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Cleaning, Painting, Repairs. Always something to do!
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General maintenance work in common areas
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Great participation of owners!
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