At each market I visited in Mexico, there was always at least one (usually more) booth selling "magic" votive candles, herbs and potions to deal with any number of personal issues. Trouble with your boss. Snagging that guy you have a crush on. Anxiety. Mother-in-law annoyances. And so many more. Here's an assortment from the market in Puebla. (Full disclosure: I walked many blocks to this market, not to find a candle solution to any problem...but to sample the city's famed cemitas sandwich. I was not disappointed. But if I had been, I'm sure there would have been a candle to deal with my dismay.)
You've got me googling "cemita" now. Me encanta!
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