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January 2008
1 New Year's Day
3 Birthday of Don Juan de Aldama and Juan Jose de los Reyes
Martinez, heroes of Mexican independence. Celebrations at the church of San
Juan de Dios.
6 Three Wise Men Day, families share bread
which is called "Rosca".
Inside the bread there is a little doll, "Monito". The person who gets the doll in their slice of bread must share tamales and atole the
following February 2nd, Day of Candelaria.
17 St Anthony's Day: blessing of animals in front of several churches.
People also take their pets to be blessed at the church.
21 Ignacio Allende's birthday, the liberator
of Mexico from the Spanish.
23 From Queretaro pilgrims arrive on their way to San Juan de los Lagos
24 Pilgrims leave for San Juan de los Lagos in Jalisco
February 2008
1
Candelaria Day, people go to the main church with candles. The lights
in the church are off. When they start praying they light the candles. It is a very
spiritual experience. Later at home, families share the tamales and atole from those
that got the little doll on The Wise Men Day on January 6.
5 Constitution Day. Anniversary
of the Constitution of 1917. Celebrations in the Jardin
24 Flag Day in the Jardin
Ash Wednesday (start of Lent) - 40 days before Easter
March 2008
5
On the first Friday of March, Aztec dancers have a ritual on the main plaza. They
dance, light incense and worship Jesus Christ. It represents the acceptance of
Christianity by the Indians.
17 St. Patrick's Day.
18 Pilgrimage of Los Jocesitos
from templo de San Jose del Obraje to Temple del Oratorio.
19 Festival of San Jose -
prepare for the fireworks early in the
morning and enjoy the dancers later in the day.
21 Benito
Juárez birthday celebrations
at Parque Benito Juarez.
Children's parade for First day of Spring
El Señor de la Columna is
carried during the night from Atotonilco to the Church of San Juan de Dios
14 Viernes de Dolores - Friday before Holy Week -
Altar displays in the homes
16 Palm
Sunday - the beginning of Holy
Week
20
Thursday, in the evening all of the families visit the seven main churches in San Miguel
and pray and give thanks for the blessings they have received.
The churches are decorated and incense is burned.
21
Good Friday - figures of Jesus Christ and the Painful Virgin Mary are
carried from the Oratorio to La Parroquia. In the evening there is a
candlelight procession.
22 Good Saturday - mass at
midnight at the Parrochia and other churches.
23 Easter - papier maché
figures are exploded in the Jardin around noon.
April
2008
May 2008
1
Labor Day and is a national holiday in Mexico. Parades in town.
3 Day of the Holy Cross. In San Miguel it is celebrated with a mass and a blessing of crosses
of the bricklayers and construction workers. They then set the crosses on top of the construction site.
The Feast of Santa Cruz is celebrated for the
month of May
5 "Cinco de Mayo" - the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla in which Mexico fought
against the French, and Mexico won the war.
8 The Mexican Independence
hero, Don Miguel Hidalgo's birthday
Religious celebration of the Ascension of Jesus to heaven.
10 Mother's Day. People buy flowers, fruit, candy and appliances or gifts for mothers.
Early in the morning, some families sing and play seranatas for their mothers.
15 Teacher's Day
17 Student's Day
19 Armed
Forces day
June 2008
7
Procession for Corpus Christi which means "the body of Jesus Christ". Also there are people selling all kinds of wood, tin and paper maché
toys
and masks for the next holiday.
17 Festival of San Antonio: fireworks very early in the morning,
Parade of Los Locos in the afternoon.
19 Father's day
23 Don Ignacio Ramirez "El Nigromante"
birthday. Celebrations
26 Anniversary of General Ignacio Allende's death
July 2007
1
The first week of July the Huicholes Indians come to San Miguel
from the state of Nayarit to show their art and traditions at exhibitions in different locations.Celebration of Senor de las Maravillas, at
the Temple Oratorio
16 Festival of the Virgin del Carmen at the Parroquia
21 Festival of Atotonilco
28 Beginning of the Chamber Music Festival
30 Anniversary of Father Hidalgo's death
August
2007
J 28 - 11 Chamber
Music Festival
31 Pilgrimage to Comonfort to visit the Virgin of the Remedios
Fn
September
2007
Election of the Queen of the Campesinos
8 Birthday of the Virgin Mary in the Templo del Oratorio.
13 Death of the Child Heroes celebrated
The most important running race in San Miguel
14 Day of the Charro.
15 Independence Day - celebrations with bullfights, fireworks, dances and
speeches
At 11 pm the "Grito"
"Viva México, Vivan Los Heroes, Viva La Independencia"
from the balcony
of Allende Museo
16 National celebration and holiday for the Independence of Mexico with
parades and fireworks.
25 Pamplonada, the running of the bulls around the Jardin
27 Dia de San Miguel Arcángel celebration of the
founding of the city of San Miguel de Allende in 1542. One of the most
important celebrations in the city with parades, dances, music, bullfights and fireworks.
The Aztec, Chichimecan Indians, and dancers from all around Mexico come dancing in the downtown area.
It is one of the most wonderful parades of the Mexican culture.
28 El Pipila, commemorating the historical events at la
Alhóndiga de Granaditas in the city of Guanajuato. Parade and celebrations.
30 Anniversary of Don Jose Maria Morelos with celebrations at the Jardin
October
2007
8 Festival of San Francisco
12 Columbus Day
31 Halloween
November
2007
1 All Saint's Day
- homemade candy in form of skulls
2 Day of the Dead when
graves are decorated with food, candles and flowers. This is an important religious and
Indian festival in Mexico.
14 - 23 National Fair of Wool and Brass
20 Anniversary of the 1910 Revolution
December
2007
12 Festival of Mexico's Patron Saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe
16-24 Children get together in the churches and private houses
to pray
their rosary, walk in a circle singing Christmas songs, holding candles and sparklers,
asking for "posada", a place to sleep.
It represents the 9 nights that Joseph and Mary walked from Nazareth to
Bethlehem before Jesus Christ was born. After the children pray their rosary and sing Christmas songs, they are
given fruit, candy and cookies. And break the traditional "Pinata"
25 Christmas day
31 Traditional midnight church services
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