We noticed that all the women brought burdens, which proved to be pots full of hot _atole_, bundles of large _tortillas_, trays heaped high with _tamales_, or sacks full of little cups.

Various bands of dancers made their way around, delighting the crowd with their performances.

The group we had already seen was the least interesting.

Those that really represented _los viejos_ (the old men) were the best.

These wore large, comic, wooden masks, many of which showed signs of long-continued use; one represented a long, warty, bearded face and was painted purple; others were painted red or brown, but most of them were of the natural color of the wood; great wigs of corn-husk or of matting were worn over the back of the head; the clothing was ragged and dirty, and in some cases was really of ancient style; some wore roughly made garments of the skin of the _tigre_.