| 1 |
Primero de Mayo ** --Mexican national holiday, equivalent
to U.S. Labor Day. |
| 1-10 |
Regional Fruit, Vegetable and Salsa Fair +*-- Rosario, Sinaloa,
12 miles from the ocean and 39 miles from Mazatlan, this town
produces some of the best known hot sauces in México
and it’s place to one of the widest varieties of produce
grown in the country. To celebrate its bounty the town puts
on a fair where it displays its regional food and locally
made salsas. |
| 3 |
Día de la Santa Cruz (Day of the Holy Cross)+ --Religious
holiday with festivities held in many parts of the country.
Construction workers place a decorated cross on buildings
under construction. |
| 5 |
Cinco de Mayo** --National holiday
honoring México’s victory of the Batalla de Puebla
over the invading French army in 1862. |
| 10 |
Día de la Madre --(Mother’s Day)* Especially
significant national holiday with celebrations commencing
at brake of dawn with music and song. |
| 15 |
Día de San Isidro Labrador (Day of Saint Isidro the
Farmer)+ –In towns across the country, farmers have their
seeds, water and implements blessed during a fiesta organized
before planting begins. In Cuernavaca, farmers from the area
of Acapantzingo decorate their mules and oxen with flowers
and take them to the church for blessing. |
| 15-31 |
Feria del Arroz (Rice Festival)+* -- Escárcega, Campeche,
a shrimping port and gateway to the Maya Route is also the
birth place of authentic Yucatecan food. At the fair one will
find a great variety of regional rice dishes and many of them
served with shrimp. |
| 20-28 |
Feria del Queso y el Vino (National Wine and Cheese Fair)+*
--In Tequisquiapan, Queretaro, the increasing popularity of
this fair has generated appreciation for México’s
wine and the honored tradition of cheese making in the area.
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| 22-30 |
Feria de la Piña (Pineapple Festival)+* -- This fair
takes place in Loma Bonita, Oaxaca, known for its sweet and
juicy pineapple and center for processing and worldwide distribution
of the fruit. The town is located in an area of lush tropical
vegetation, 20 miles from Cosamaloapan, Veracruz. Besides
being able to appreciate the large commercial, industrial
and agricultural exhibits, the fair is a great setting for
enjoying and learning about the food and artesania of Oaxaca
and Veracruz. |
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