25 Years Ago

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By Angel Nuñez

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By Angel Nuñez “I made five dead shots today, exclaimed a proud Sanpedrano fisherman. "Cho, that’s nothing.  I made at least 20 dead shots today while spearing for hogfish,” boasted another one.

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By Angel Nuñez

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By Angel Nuñez While last week I documented the delight of fishermen trying to fill up their giant iceboxes with lobster tail, this week I will document something that might raise your eyebrows or cause you to shrivel your nose.  It also has to do with the life of fishermen at sea.

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By Angel Nuñez There was a time when we had a kite season in the village of San Pedro just like top, marble, wheels, and a few others to go with lobster season, conch, rainy and dry seasons.  How nostalgic that we do not have any more kite fun in San Pedro, a lovely tradition gone dead.

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By Angel Nuñez

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By Angel Nuñez

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By Angel Nuñez

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By Angel Nuñez There are many things children get away with-today that we didn't twenty five years ago. No, I'm not talking about the popular whippings, which were dispersed very freely by parents, relatives and teachers. Well, yes, that too, but there are so many other things.

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By Angel Nuñez

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By Angel Nuñez

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By Angel Nuñez Ambergris Today sympathizes with the Gegg Family and salutes a man of many faces.  It is with a sense of great loss yet pride and honor that we remember Mr. Edgar Bally Gegg who passed away on January 11, only 16 days before his 100th birthday.

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By Angel Nuñez There was no Weather Channel twenty five years ago.  Nor was there a Belize Meteorological office that could give us the forecast for an entire week.  But this is no reason to believe that our ancestors could not predict the weather. The Mayas and Mestizos, indeed all the older folks in San Pedro could predict not only the day’s weather, but the entire year and with a good sense of accuracy.

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By Angel Nuñez This New Year’s Eve Dance was called Baile de los Viejos (Dance of the old people) because only the older and married couples were allowed at this dance.  This was such an interesting event that a whole chapter can be written about it so I will attempt to summarize its main points.

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By Angel Nuñez Undoubtedly Christmas traditions are some of the things that have changed the most in our town if we compare it to our little village twenty five years ago. It can be safely be said that there is a lot more of some things, but a lot less of other things.

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By Angel Nuñez I must give credit to my good Sanpedrana friend, Lucy Dawson Gordon, who now resides in the U.S. for reminding me of those big days of the Caribeña Fishing Cooperative for Christmas. Those were days that the entire village looked forward to - children, member fishermen and employees.

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