This Sunday, January 20, is the Fiesta de San Sebastián in Ajijic

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Hi, <<First Name>>,
This Sunday, January 20, is the Fiesta de San Sebastián in Ajijic, a small celebration for the patron saint of one of Ajijic's five neighborhoods. A procession starts at 4:30 p.m. and ends with an all-night party with music and a fireworks "torito." Get more info about the day's events at The Lakeside Guide.

See some photos of the past few years of the fiesta below:

A boy always dresses as San Sebastián for the January 20 procession.

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Procession-goers enter the church on the plaza while balancing bowls of food on their heads as was customary in times past for keeping the hands free to carry other things.

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Parishioners carry an image of Saint Sebastian during the procession on January 20.

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The masked sayacas, a unique town tradition, appear during the procession for Saint Sebastian.

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Halfway through the procession, everyone arrives at the church in the Ajijic plaza. The image of Saint Sebastian is brought inside and Aztec dancers dance outside with a banda for about 15 minutes.

See more photos of the Fiesta de San Sebastián

Mexican National Chili Cookoff

FEB 15-17

Carnaval

FEB 17 - MAR 5

Festival Cultural Sangre Viva

MAR 29-31

If you haven't already, download the new eBook, which is available free to this newsletter's subscribers, about 22 holidays, festivals and other events in Ajijic. It has 50 pages and 66 photos.

You'll learn about Ajijic's important fiestas and traditions, including the masked "sayacas" that appear during Carnival in February and March; an indigenous music and culture event that happens in January; a paper hot air balloon festival where the hot air balloons sometimes explode onto the crowd below; the town's religious nine-day fiestas for its patron saints and virgins; as well as nationally celebrated holidays such as Revolution Day, the Day of the Dead and Independence Day. There are 22 events in total.

Click here to get the free eBook, which is a .pdf document. It'll probably open in your web browser or in Adobe Acrobat. Once it's open, just save it to your hard drive for future reference through the year. Send me an email if you have any difficulties with the file.

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