![]() ![]() On the approach to the central plaza and the local parish church, the sound of drumbeats grows ever louder. We arrive in Cajititlan to find streets jammed with cars that surround blocks of the city center cordoned off for a great street festival. ![]() Whoever finds the figurines in their portion must host a party on the Día de la Candelaria. In Mexico, this holiday is a follow-on to Kings’ Day, when children receive gifts and families and friends break share generous loaves of Rosca de Reyes, a special sweet bread with a figurine hidden inside. ![]() Family and friends also traditionally gather on this day to eat tamales. On the Día de la Candelaria (February 2) they’re dressed in fine clothes and presented at the church for blessing. I can’t take credit for planning this trip to Cajititlan on the Día de la Candelaria (Candlemas) but – as these photos show – the timing couldn’t have been more fortuitous.Ĭandlemas observes the Biblical presentation of the infant Jesus at the temple in Jerusalem 40 days after his birth, but here it’s also the last observance of the Christmas holiday season.įigures of the baby Jesus first displayed in Nativity scenes on Christmas Eve are given presents from the Magi on el Día de los Reyes (King’s Day, January 6). The Jalisco villages of Cajititlan and San Juan Evangelista face each other across a couple of kilometers of lake, but on the day of my visit they’re also separated by 300 years of Mexican history. ![]()
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