Bucerías will celebrate Our Lady of
Peace from January 16-24, 2014; the cultural and artistic activities will take
place on Avenida México and calle Guerrero
as the plaza is under construction.
The Bucerías Patron Saint Festival in honor of Our Lady of Peace has
begun, a yearly celebration that reaffirms the region’s faith. Religious
tourism to the Riviera Nayarit attracts both locals and tourists, who come to
enjoy the traditional festivities.
From January 16-24 local visitors and tourists come together to enjoy
the religious, cultural, artistic and sports attractions of Bucerías. The
festival kicked off with a float parade and the coronation of the festival
queen.
The religious celebration includes several pilgrimages to some 18
villages around Bucerías.
The Misa de Mañanitas and the Misa de Alba (Daybreak Mass) will be
held every morning at 5 a.m., with a Rosary at 5 p.m. along with a flower offering,
followed by the arrival of the pilgrims and another Mass.
As with every year, there are special events: the first day they
received the Lady’s Torch, organized by Rosalina Ávalos; baptisms took place on
Sunday the 19th; and, on the last day, the Men’s Torch will be
received, organized by Domingo Ávalos.
There will be 12 straight hours of celebration on January 24th,
starting with the Mañanitas sung to
the Virgin and her Misa de Alba. Mid
morning, the amazing pilgrimage of the Cruz de Huanacaxtle will arrive by sea
as well as by land, courtesy of the Mexican cowboys, or charros.
At noon a Concelebrated Mass will take place, presided by Bishop Luis
Artemio along with other local priests, followed by a local gathering. That afternoon,
another Mass will be held and in the evening the traditional fireworks will
light up the night.
Because the Plaza de Bucerías is still under construction, the cultural
and artistic activities will take place in front of the Church along Avenida
México at the calle Guerrero cross
street, where a stage has been built.
The shows begin every night at 8 p.m. sharp and include folk dancing,
Polynesian and African dances, music groups, bands and mariachi, concluding with a presentation of the Nayar folkloric
ballet, Mexcatitlán Folkoric ballet and the junio mariachi.
A duathlon will take place on the morning of the 24th, as
well as beach volleyball tournaments. A charreada,
or Mexican rodeo, will take place on the Corona Esplanade on the 19th
and the 24th.
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