Mojigangas - a Real Pátzcuaro Tradition
The “mojigangas” are one of the most significant traditions of Pátzcuaro. Every year, before the feast of the Virgin of Health of Pátzcuaro, which is on December 8, the famous mojigangas “walk around” different areas of Pátzcuaro, “dancing” in an atmosphere of joy among those who happen to come across them.
If you visit Pátzcuaro between
November 8 and December 8, you are likely
to find the mojigangas, during their "dancing tours" of Pátzcuaro,
moving to the lively music that accompanies them, collecting money to pay
for the band music as they dance.
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The size of the mojigangas is their distinguishing characteristic: They can reach up to four meters tall, like giant puppets. Fortunately for the puppeteers, who are hidden inside the puppets’ garments and do the “walking” and “dancing,” the. Mojigangas y are made of cardboard and light material.
These traditional mojigangas of Pátzcuaro,
usually appear in the Plaza Vasco de Quiroga on
Sundays during the month prior to December 8, but can appear unexpectedly
in various neighborhoods (sometimes even at the Basílica) on
other days, as well, our guests at Hotel Mansión Iturbe always ask us about
these spectacular figures.
If you are visiting Pátzcuaro during
this period and you hear live band music, go to the Plaza
Vasco de Quiroga, you may find the mojigangas and/or a
procession of people dancing to the lively music.
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The Mojigangas are part of the vast
cultural heritage of Pátzcuaro, a tradition we have had since the sixteenth century
and brought by the evangelists.
*Text and pictures property of Hotel Mansion Iturbe.
We invite you to check more post in our blog, you will find information about Pátzcuaro and it's surroundings that we hope will be usefull for your next trip to our colonial town in Mexico.
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