TRADICIONES

Fiestas, Dances and Traditions

The festivals that take place within the municipality are: May 21, where he remembers and celebrates the defeat of the French with native dance competition. On September 14 when that started the War of Independence in Mexico. The 24 to December 31, popular fair where cockfights are held, rodeos, art performances, dances and religious celebrations. The most important traditional festivals for huejutlenses are carnival that takes place weeks before Easter in which are held indigenous liturgies on Saturday and Sunday. The Thursday and Friday, processions take place where the natives wear their traditional costumes, on Holy Saturday are blessed water jugs. The feasts of All Saints or "Xantolo," takes place from October 31 to November 2 and procession indigenous

The festivals that take place within the municipality are: May 21, where he remembers and celebrates the defeat of the French with native dance competition. On September 14 when that started the War of Independence in Mexico. The 24 to December 31, popular fair where cockfights are held, rodeos, art performances, dances and religious celebrations. The most important traditional festivals for huejutlenses are carnival that takes place weeks before Easter in which are held indigenous liturgies on Saturday and Sunday. The Thursday and Friday, processions take place where the natives wear their traditional costumes, on Holy Saturday are blessed water jugs. The feasts of All Saints or "Xantolo," takes place from October 31 to November 2 and procession Indians. Another most important festivals in the region, as it is for most Mexicans, is the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12 in Huejutla, from weeks earlier carried out in the wake of the colonies Virgin, which is to pray and sing, most of the time with live music, the virgin, then December 11 is drawn from the cathedral to take all kinds of gifts and thanks. In the cathedral he sings and dances with native dances such as "three colors", the Indian girls, etc, and played with live music trio either huasteco or wind band. the party until the wee hours of the morning of day 13 and given the importance of this event in the city, government agencies and some services do not work that day.

XANTOLO

The Huastecos have own peculiar way of seeing death. The most important annual commemoration of the dead are the days where people enthusiastically celebrated Huasteca mountain and native dances where a colorful and varied show of pride in indigenous dress handed down from ancestors interpreted dance groups and huehues cuanegros chiquileguas Coles .

The intertwined dance accompanied by live and dead huapangueros groups and wind bands reviving the cottage industry making spooky masks of various types of wood.

On October 30 placed the altars, religious scenes and portraits of the deceased who is dedicated the offering. Each of its elements has a special symbolism: the arc of marigold flowers and lion's paw is the gate of heaven, lights and a flower petal path for guiding souls to the altar. On it was placed drinks, snacks and deceased's favorite snuff.

The party is full of color, joy, sights, smells and tastes very unique. The city dressed in yellow and purple with marigold flowers and flower lion's paw.

VIEJOS, HUEHUES, DISFRAZADOS, COLES

                                 CARNIVAL

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