That's the papal flag they're waving. Their patron saint John the Baptist lost his head when Herod's step-daughter danced for the favor. (Is there an Ortegian connection here?)
Checking the web for a definition of 'chilillo' I found,
"m. Hond. y Nic. Látigo formado por una vara delgada o por una tira de cuero trenzada atada a un palo redondo y fino." from: http://palabrasyvidas.com/
A whip. No mention of using bull's penises, but that is a very creative part of Nicaragua.
O, let my land be a land where Liberty
Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath,
But opportunity is real, and life is free,
Equality is in the air we breathe.
Thanks. Entertaining.
About the fiesta patronal in San Juan de Oriente,
That's the papal flag they're waving. Their patron saint John the Baptist lost his head when Herod's step-daughter danced for the favor. (Is there an Ortegian connection here?)
Checking the web for a definition of 'chilillo' I found,
"m. Hond. y Nic. Látigo formado por una vara delgada o por una tira de cuero trenzada atada a un palo redondo y fino." from: http://palabrasyvidas.com/
A whip. No mention of using bull's penises, but that is a very creative part of Nicaragua.
That's a Vergajo
That's where we get our word Verga-e-toro from. Some are twisted. We call Chilillo almost anything that resembles a whip basically made out of leather