John the Baptist’s Hair Raising Tale
Here the tradition on the feast of St. John is to arise before dawn to wash your hair. Hair, particularly on children, is especially well coiffed this day.
Here the tradition on the feast of St. John is to arise before dawn to wash your hair. Hair, particularly on children, is especially well coiffed this day.
The day Herod sent out his troops to slaughter all male children under two years old is Mexico’s April Fools’ Day.
The Infant of Prague is an image of baby Jesus useful for both the weather and weddings.
Ignatius of Loyola founded the Jesuits, an order of profound impact on indigenous education and business in San Miguel de Allende.
The act of visiting seven churches reinforces the solemnity of the week and San Miguel’s observance of Jesus’ last words spoken.
Despite the wonderful traditions of Days of the Dead, Mexican children have adopted the concept of Halloween and Trick or Treat.
On Good Friday, there are two major parades focusing on Jesus and his mother, Mary.
Today is a celebration of Jesus’ resurrection featuring huge piñatas of Judas, and other villains, that explode over the jardin.
Divine Mercy is the Sunday after Easter placing emphasis on the image of Divine Mercy which Sister Faustina reported as her vision of Jesus in 1930’s Poland.
Día de Locos is San Miguel’s wildest, largest and most unique celebration and dedicated to the patron saint of all things lost.