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=== The annual Monumental Alebrije Parade in Mexico City === [[File:UrbeZocalo.JPG|thumb|Monumental alebrije named La Urbe in the Zocalo of Mexico City during the 2009 Parade]] A more recent phenomenon, the annual Monumental Alebrije Parade, has been sponsored by the [[Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City|Museo de Arte Popular in Mexico City]] since 2007. The 2009 parade featured more than 130 giant alebrijes made of wood, cardboard, paper, wire, and other materials, and marched from the [[Zocalo]] in the historic center of the city to the [[Angel of Independence]] monument on [[Paseo de la Reforma]]. Entries by artisans, artists, families and groups each year have gotten bigger, more creative and more numerous, with names like: * "Devora Stein" by Uriel López Baltazar * "Alebrhijos" by Santiago Goncen * "Totolina", by Arte Lado C * "AH1N1" by Taller Don Guajo * "Volador", by Taller de Plástica El Volador * "La mula del 6" by Daniel Martínez Bartelt * "La gárgola de la Atlántida" by Juan Carlos Islas * "Alebrije luchador" by Ricardo Rosales They are accompanied by bands playing popular Mexican music. At the end of the parade, the pieces are lined up on Paseo de la Reforma for judging and displayed for two weeks.<ref name="tercer">{{cite news |title= Realizan Tercer Desfile de Alebrijes en México |url= http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/472266.realizan-tercer-desfile-de-alebrijes-en-mexic.html |agency= Notimex |newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón |location=Torreon, Coahuila |date=October 24, 2009 |access-date=April 17, 2010 |language=es |trans-title=Third Alebrije Parate takes place in Mexico City }}</ref> The 2010 alebrije parade had themes related to the [[Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010|Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution]], although Walter Boelsterly, head of the Museo de Artes Populares, concedes that such may require a bit of tolerance because it can lead to revered figures such as [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla|Miguel Hidalgo]] and [[Ignacio Allende]] with animal parts. He states that the aim is to celebrate and not to mock.<ref name="belgas" /> In addition to the annual parade, the Museum has sponsored alebrije shows such as the three-meter tall alebrije which captured attention at the Feria International del Libro in [[Bogotá]]. The word "alebrije" was not known in [[Colombia]], so the locals dubbed it a "dragoncito" (little dragon). Along with "dragoncito" 150 other, smaller pieces of Mexican crafts were shown.<ref name="belgas" />
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