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Celebrating Food
It is unlikely that any other country in the world has as many festivals, fairs and feast days as Mexico. The calendar of saint's days creates frequent reasons for a fiesta and one of the most important elements of these festivities is food. So important is the cultivation, preparation and consumption of food that there are ferias (fairs) dedicated solely to the local harvest. Here is a small selection throughout the year:
January: |
Malinalco; Three Kings Bread Fiesta |
February: |
Ajijic, Jalisco Mexican National Chilli Cooking Festival |
March: |
Dzula, Quinta Roo; Traditional Maya Food Fiesta |
April: |
Tlaxcalncingo, Puebla: Festival de Nopales |
May: |
Rosario, Sinaloa; Regional Fruit, Vegetable and Salsa Fair |
June: |
Paplanta, Veracruz; Festival de Vanilla |
July: |
Oaxaca, Oax; Feria de Mescal |
August: |
Tala, Nayarit; Corn Festival |
September: |
Sirutato, Sialoa; Peach Fair |
October: |
San Pedro Actopan; Festival del Mole |
November: |
Chgnahuapan, Puebla; Christmas Bread Feria |
December: |
Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas Feria del Maiz |
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