Candelaria: A Tasty End to the Christmas Holiday Season
Many rural communities see Candelaria as a time to bless the seeds for the new year’s sowing, as well as the candles that will be used for religious purposes.
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Candelaria: Tamales, Atole and So Much More
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it is generally perceived as a minor holiday, the observance of Candelaria Day, or Candlemas, on Feb. 2 is in fact a longstanding festival in Mexico that officially marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. In Mexico, Candelaria is closely interconnected with another post-Christmas holiday, the Three King’s Day, when not only do children
Read moreA Day of Tamales, Atole and So Much More
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it is generally perceived as a minor holiday, the observance of Candelaria Day, or Candlemas, on Feb. 2, is in fact a longstanding festival in Mexico that officially marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. In Mexico, Candelaria is closely interconnected with another post-Christmas holiday, the Three King’s Day, when not only do children
Read moreCandelaria: More than Tamales and Atole
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it is generally perceived as a minor holiday, the observance of Candelaria Day, or Candlemas, on Feb. 2 is in fact a longstanding festival in Mexico that officially marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. In Mexico, Candelaria is closely interconnected with another post-Christmas holiday, the Three King’s Day, when not only do children
Read moreThree Kings Slated for Midnight Visit
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Santa Claus may be back in the North Pole catching up on lost sleep and giving his reindeer and elves a well-deserved winter vacation, but here in Mexico the Christmas season isn’t over yet. Jan. 6 – that celebrated Twelfth day of Christmas – officially marks the Epiphany, the day when Christ was visited by the Magi,
Read moreBring out the Tamales and Atole, Here Comes the Candelaria
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it is generally perceived as a minor holiday, the observance of Candelaria Day, or Candlemas, on Feb. 2 is in fact a long-standing festival in Mexico that officially marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. In Mexico, Candelaria is closely interconnected with another post-Christmas holiday, the Three King’s Day, when not only do children
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