Christmas Traditions in Oaxaca, Mexico
This is the first in a series of surveys we’re doing over the next several weeks to bring you the best web sites concerning Mexican Christmas and the many traditions and wonderful festivities you’ll find all across Mexico.
VisitOaxaca is a hotel industry group that’s put together one of the most comprehensive pages on the whole range of festivities and celebrations that follow through the end of the year in Oaxaca. Oaxaca is famous for it’s unique culture and the many traditions, rituals and processions that make the city and state among the most beloved, not just in Mexico but the world over. Although, the “Calenda” already began on December 6th and 10th with announcements of the festivities to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe, the variety of things to see and do won’t stop until December 31st with the The Night of the Petition, or the “Noche del Pedimento.” They’ve also included a list of church services. As the Christmas in Oaxaca page puts it: “…one of the reasons that people travel to Oaxaca during the season; not to escape Christmas, but to find it.”
Image is from the Flickr Photostream of Suviko with thanks and many compliements
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