| 15-30 |
Festival del Vino (Wine Festival)+* -- Aguascalientes, Aguas.
Dedicated to San Marcos, this three-century old fair said
to be the largest of its kind, features local food and beverage,
as well as cockfights, bullfights, with a constant schedule
of dances, processions, and exhibits. Día de San Marcos
is April 25th and thus the most important day of the festival.
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| 16-23 |
Semana Santa+ --The holy week that
ends the 40-day Lent period. The week includes
Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday), Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
and Domingo de Pascuá (Easter Sunday). |
| 29-30 |
Festival de Nopales (Nopal Festival)+* --Tlaxcalancingo,
Puebla, Set against a backdrop of snow-covered volcanos, amidst
fields of nopal cactus, this town celebrates its spinney harvest
with a food fair featuring nopal salads, stews, stuffed nopales
and even nopal ice cream, as well as other delicious regional
specialties such as, grilled meats and barbeque. And, to wash
it all down you will find Aguas Frescas de Tuna --a delicious
pear-like cactus fruit. |
| 30 |
Dia del Niño (Children’s Day)* |
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