The first is the big soccer tournament in the months of March and April. Each town has their team of young boys who represent them within this soccer tournament. Even if you are not into sports, going to these tournaments is a great experience as you will find yourself cheering for a team you don't even know, the atmosphere and the people put you in a cheering mood. The tournament is a week long and after each round of games, the town gathers around to eat and when it gets to its final two days, there are parties. People gather around the plaza to eat, drink and dance.
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| Where the band performs. |
The second set of celebrations is in December. As I have mentioned before Mexico's culture is hugely embedded with religion. Two weeks before Christmas we have a set of parades. There is one in the morning that consists of indigenous dances and a variety of other segments. Then there is one at night where the town walks from church to the designated person's house and they chant and sing on the way there. When they get there a dinner is provided, full of delicious traditional Mexican food!
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