Day of Candelaria

    In Mexico, the Candlemas Day is customary, who won hidden in the rosca de reyes child, make a party (traditionally based on tamales and atole, both products of maize This tradition has pre-Hispanic roots. In many villages the inhabitants lead to the ears church to be blessed to sow their seeds in the agricultural cycle that started since the February 2 coincides with the eleventh day of the first month of the ancient Aztec calendar, when celebrating some tlaloques gods according fray Bernardino de Sahagun. in the center of Mexico is customary to dress the baby Jesus the nativity scene and bring to Mass, after which it is placed in a niche where he remained the rest of the year.

The festival in honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria venerated in the village of La Candelaria, Coyoacán is distinguished by the color of his litter that date back to pre-Hispanic times. Made with natural flowers supported by a wooden structure, are mostly seen folk manner.