| 8 |
Dia de Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Day of Our Lady
of Health)+ --Celebrated in Pátzcuaro, Michuacan with
peregrinacíon (pilgrimage), parades, and dancing. Besides
enjoying the beautiful setting along the lake, visitors can
also get pleasure from the delicious regional seafood dishes
and beautifully hand-loomed textiles, fine embroidery, pottery,
wood carvings and copper products that can be found in abundance
at the fair. |
| 12 |
Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Day Honoring
México’s Patroness, Virgin of Guadalupe)+ –This
important national holiday is celebrated all over México
with a special early morning mass and serenata (serenade)
at the Basilica de Guadalupe in México City, where
the original image of the virgin is hosted. Throughout the
country special ceremonies and processions take place. Most
companies host mass on site for their employees and serve
hot tamales and atole afterwards. Usually people work only
half-day and are free to go home and join their family in
celebration. |
| 16-24 |
Posadas
Navideñas (Pre-Christmas festivities)+
On each of the 9 nights before Christmas, all over México,
it is customary to reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter.
Neighborhoods in villages and cities nationwide take turns
hosting this beautiful tradition where adults and children
go from door-to-door in candlelit processions chanting and
asking for warmth and shelter. Once shelter is found the celebration
begins with the traditional hot fruit ponche, tamales, atole,
favors called aguinaldos, piñatas, music and the setup
of the nativity scene. |
| 23 |
Festival del Rabano (Radish Festival)+* --Celebrated in
Oaxaca, Oax. Over-grown radishes are carved into bizarre shapes
and fanciful forms, including entire nativity scenes. Buñuelos
–a traditional sopapia-type dessert covered in sweet
syrup made with piloncillo is sold and eaten on the spot and
the plates smashed afterward. The next evening t there is
a parade of floats through the center of town. |
| 24 |
Noche
Buena (Christmas Eve)+ Many people throughout
México celebrate by convening in a single home with
family and friends for a night of feasting, dancing and singing.
The evening starts with the last posada, a reenactment of
Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to rest. |
| 25 |
Navidad
(Christmas Day)*/+ |
| 28 |
Dia de los Santos Inocentes (Day of the Holy Innocents)+ |
| 31 |
Festejos de fin de Año (New Year’s Eve) |
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