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1st to 9th 2008 Guadalajara, Jalisco - Mariachi Festival
During this ten day jamboree, hundreds of mariachi tunes will be
belted out by musicians from 12 countries at dozens of city locations.
The Degollado Theater holds gala concerts, and in the city centre
colourful parades can be admired, and an amazing atmosphere will
be created by trumpets, violins and guitars. The festival features
free outdoor performances, recitals in restaurants, malls and hotels,
train rides to Tequila (home of the famed firewater), gala dinners,
charreria (Mexican rodeo) shows, Mexican folk dancing, music workshops
and arts and crafts exhibits. Hundreds of out-of-state visitors
roll into town for this magical occasion.
Mariachi Jalisco Official
website (Spanish only)
1st to 16th Zacatecas - The National Fair
It showcases the state's industrial, commercial, and cultural development:
agriculture, art exhibitions, bullfights, handicrafts, livestock
and various sports.
8th Loreto, Baja California and San Miguelito, Sonora - Fiestas
for the Virgin of Loreto
Celebrations include music, processions, and fireworks.
16th Independence Day (Dia de la Independencia or Dia de la Patria)
The celebration of Mexico’s independence declaration from
Spain in 1810 is the most important national holiday. Public buildings
in all cities are draped with the national flag and a huge military
parade takes the main streets of the Zocalo, all dressed in green
and red.
“El Grito”, a re-enactment of Father Hidalgo’s
call for his countrymen to join the uprising, is performed by the
president at 11 pm on the 15th from the National Palace, in Mexico
City’s Constitution Square, as well as in most town squares.
At the shout of “Viva Mexico”, the Mexicans shouts back
“Viva”, and this emotional ritual is broadcasted on
TV and radio nationwide. During this special night people gather
around the main squares, restaurants or at their home waiting impatiently
the hour "para dar el grito". Finally, time comes for
eating traditional food such as pozole, tacos, and tamales and for
drinking alcoholic beverages, which will help carrying on the merry
and partying atmosphere till the early morning.
21st Autumn Equinox
The Equinox marks the first day of Autumn. Just as during the Spring
Equinox, the archaeological sites where temples were built to mark
the change of the seasons and perform fertility rituals are very
crowded between the 20th and the 22nd. The Autumn Equinox fiestas
offer a unique experience. In Chichen Itza the setting sun marks
a long shadow which crawls down the huge pyramid of the Castillo:
it’s the body of one of the main Mayan gods, the Feathered
Serpent, going to reach its head, carved in stone at the base of
the Pyramid. This event is the most dramatic display of Mayan astronomical
knowledge encoded into architecture.
21st Coxquihui, Veracruz - Fiesta de San Mateo
Voladores, dances and fireworks.
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