![]() ![]() Green, white, and red, the flag of the soldier. Verde blanco y colorado, la bandera del soldado. (A pun: espera "to wait" and es pera "to be a pear" are homophones in Mexican Spanish.) Death, thin and lanky.Įl que espera, desespera. Put the bonnet on the baby, lest he catch a cold. Ponle su gorrito al nene, no se nos vaya a resfriar. ![]() Why do you run, coward? Having such a good blade too. Por qué le corres cobarde, trayendo tan buen puñal. ![]() He who nears a good tree, is blanketed by good shade. So much did the bricklayer drink, he ended up like a barrel.Įl que a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija. Tanto bebió el albañil, que quedó como barril. Ascend me step by step, don't try and skip. Súbeme paso a pasito, no quieras pegar brinquitos. (In Spanish, sirens and mermaids and their song is synonymous.) ![]() Don't be swayed by the songs of the siren. For the sun and for the rain.Ĭon los cantos de sirena, no te vayas a marear. Sir Ferruco in the poplar grove, wanted to toss away his cane. Improving her gait, all along the main streetĭon Ferruco en la alameda, su bastón quería tirar. Puliendo el paso, por toda la calle real. Behave yourself buddy, or the little red one will take you away. Pórtate bien cuatito, si no te lleva el coloradito. Cards and associated verses Įl que le cantó a San Pedro no le volverá a cantar. With the rise of online gaming and app-based gaming, electronic versions such as the Loteria online game allow computer users to play an online version of the Lotería Mexicana. This alternative lotería deck consisted of Catholic images instead of the traditional images used in the original game, likely allowing devout Catholics a way to enjoy the game without those "sinful" connotations and giving the Church a way to teach its beliefs by way of the lotería. The square may contain 2 x 2 (4) or 3 x 3 (9) images for a traditional tabla.ĭuring the 1930s, the Roman Catholic church devised its own version of la lotería, most likely because of the connections between Don Clemente's popular images and Tarot cards divination and fortune-telling are prohibited by Catholic doctrine. For this version, before the game begins, players agree on how many pozos are to be completed in a row, column or diagonal pattern. Lotería de Pozo is a variant version of the traditional Mexican Lotería, where the basic rules apply. Other popular lotería sets are Lotería Leo, Gacela and Lotería de mi tierra. Many of the pictures used in Don Clemente's lotería resemble the Major Arcana of Tarot cards used for divination (which, in turn, are based on cards used in Tarot card games). This can be seen with the card of El Soldado (Spanish for "the soldier") which was used as a symbol to reference war as a part of Mexico's national identity during that time. Don Clemente's cards also had a part in representing and normalizing different aspects of Mexico's national identity during the 19th century. The images Don Clemente used in his card designs have become iconic in Mexican culture, as well as gaining popularity in the U.S. His version of the game was distributed to Mexican soldiers along with their rations and supplies. In the beginning, lotería was a hobby of the upper classes, but eventually it became a tradition at Mexican fairs.ĭon Clemente Jacques began publishing the game in 1887. The game originated in Italy in the 15th century and was brought to New Spain (modern Mexico) in 1769. The origin of lotería can be traced far back in history. The winner is the first player that shouts " ¡Buena!" or " ¡Lotería!" right after completing a tabla or a previous agreed pattern: row, column, diagonal, or a pozo.Īnimation showing traditional ways to win In Mexico, it is traditional to use small rocks, crown corks or pinto beans as markers. Each player locates the matching pictogram of the card just announced on their board and marks it off with a chip or other kind of marker. One by one, the caller picks a card from the deck and announces it to the players by its name, sometimes using a verse before reading the card name. To start the game, the caller ( cantor, Spanish for "singer") shuffles the deck. The traditional Lotería card deck is composed of a set of 54 different cards, each with a different picture. Players choose a tabla (Spanish word for "board") to play with, from a variety of previously created tablas, each with a different selection of images. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 4 x 4 grid of pictures with their corresponding name and number. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored. Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls. ![]()
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