Son Vientos del Papalote y Aires de Libertad

*Kites that are confused with the flight of the seagull *It's the joyful laughter of a mischievous child who "burns" the kite next to them. Who hasn't flown a kite as a child? Now that February is here, the winds are strong and it's time for children, especially poor ones, to take out and rehabilitate the old kite and set it flying, along with their imaginations that it's a bird, a plane, or something better, to feel the freedom of how that piece of paper moves, pulled by a string, high in the sky. This morning, the reporters from Sinaloa en Línea became children again, and alongside the little ones who live in the neighborhoods surrounding the Estero, they once again experienced the excitement of the kite, of creativity, the beauty of the bird, of the fish, of the star, of Batman, the barrel, the clover, two faces (two colors), of a face, the lemon. The kite encompasses creativity, imagination, dreams, dexterity, the ability to "burn" the comet next to it, or simply, in the eternal human competition, to see which kite flies the highest. This morning, Edwin, a boy of barely 11 years old, demonstrated his speed in making a kite in five minutes and burning another in less time. This morning, Ramses, Joan, Jose, and Edwin himself were there, laughing, running, pulling, and flying their kites...as were the kid reporters from Sinaloa en Línea. In other countries, the kite is known as barrilete, chichigua, chiringa, lechuza, pandorga, papagayo, papalote, piscucha, volador, and volantín. And for those who want to know more about the kite, here's some history, as many cultures use comets to celebrate occasions and events. Comets have been used for approximately 2,000 to 3,000 years. It is not known precisely where and who invented the comet, but it is generally believed that China was the first. It was in China that the comet is first mentioned in its legends. In Japan, Thailand, and other countries, the use of kites is also mentioned in their cultures. Legends. Marco Polo, the great explorer, introduced the comet to Europe in the 13th century. The comet was mostly used as a toy for children. It was later used for scientific purposes: Benjamin Franklin used it to demonstrate that electricity was present in clouds during a thunderstorm. The comet also helped study temperature at high altitudes and for military purposes, but here in Mazatlán, the kite is the most entertaining pastime for many children.