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Each year at the beginning of December, Tequis lights it Christmas tree in centro. Local choirs and bands play and the event is always followed by a callejoneada, a parade…
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Category: Festivals and Holidays
2019 4th Annual Festival de Papalotes
On a breezy warm day in January, we attended Tequisquiapan´s local kite festival, Festival de Papalotes. The festival was held for two weekends: 19th &20th and the 26th & 27th,…
Dia de Los Muertos and the Golden Bridge
If you have seen the movie “Coco”, you probably know all about this holiday. It is the one day of the year that loved ones who have passed can cross…
Dancers at the Dia de Los Muertos Fest in Tequis
I never get enough of seeing the regional dancers, and this group covers most of them.
Celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day
On September 15th and 16th of each year, Mexico celebrates it’s Independence Day,”Dia de la Independencia”, or the day that Mexico began its struggle for freedom from Spanish Rule. In…
San Juan del Rio’s Lady of Guadalupe Festival
On December 11, 2017, San Juan del Rio, a city about 20 miles south of Tequis, held it’s Lady of Guadalupe Festival in Eagle Plaza. There were several events, among…
Tequis’ Festival of the Lady of Guadalupe
From December 9 to December 12, a festival to honor the Lady of Guadalupe is held throughout Mexico. She is believed to be the mother of God or the Virgin…
Tequis’ Taxi Mass 2017
So what is a “Taxi Mass” ? This is an annual tradition which takes place on the last day of the Festival Of the Lady of Guadalupe (which begins the…
Christmas Traditions in Mexico
“Feliz Navidad!” Such is the greeting used at Christmas, which means “Happy Christmas”. Many streets are decorated with garlands of small Mexican paper flags, with this greeting cut into the…