Like every year, on November 20 the commemoration of the Mexican Revolution is celebrated. In the Zócalos, Historical Centers and main streets of the cities, hundreds of people gather to watch the traditional parades with dances and skills of escorts from the SEDENA, National Guard, cadets, motorcyclists, members of various secretariats and students, who march in front of “authorities” and government officials as a great “honor.” In Chihuahua, for the first time, the State Public Security Secretariat included the participation of people deprived of liberty, as an example of the work being done for their social reintegration. This represents a great advance in their inclusion, to erase the stigma attached to them. It was something well thought out. In general, they are good shows that remember the armed uprising led by Francisco I. Madero, a man to whom the spirits “wisely” advised the most relevant documents of the Revolution from beyond, since he was a spiritualist) that is now commemorated.
This event of great significance coincides with the “Buen Fin” offers (the “cheapest” weekend of the year), which emerged inspired by “black Friday” in the United States. The discount wave emerged during the six-year term of former President Felipe Calderón, as a measure to “relieve” the country’s economy and acquire products and services for a lower price, which does good, but also a terrible evil due to the war that is unleashed by acquire things we don’t need. In addition, the good offers combined with the start of the December festivities make the days a parody of the “Hunger Games” to beat others for Christmas decorations and gifts in supermarkets. For the first time I decided to put a Christmas tree in my house. Previously, I only drew a pine tree on a blackboard and by January, I just had to erase it to finish the festival. I went to a store to buy decorative lights for the “little tree”, but I ran into a woman who, although she had several boxes in her cart, when she saw that I wanted one, she rushed over to the shelf to look for more. Then I went to a store where, when I wanted to apply the discounts, “mysteriously” the applications didn’t work and I had to pay the full amount. I had to invest about two hours so that they could be recognized again. Sometimes the offers are in theory, because in practice, they are an illusion.
I finally arrived home, determined to clean the house and take out all the clothes and objects that I no longer needed such as chairs, benches and suitcases, some to put in the trash and others to donate. Tired, I went to sleep only to wake up early to the news that all the “junk” stuff was gone. Neighbors warned that some people had entered at night and taken them, before they did not enter the house. And in the “Buen Fin” everything happens. It’s not just about going to stores. How it occurred to Calderón to mix the dates. One event overshadows the other and instead of commemorating the Revolution, one ends with the real revolution, but through shopping and fighting for the things he thinks he wants. The Day of the Dead has just passed. Let’s see if the spirits travel a little to this date and, like Madero, advise us and dictate better, less “atavic” resolutions. I finally got Christmas lights, which will remind me of the chaos that is caused by wanting to buy something that everyone else wants too, like rampiña. It is not known whether it is better to laugh or be scared at everything that happens, when it comes to shopping.