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Church of the Cerrito de Zinacatepec

Zinacatepec, Puebla

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The Church of Cerrito is a colonial-style religious building located in the town of Zinacatepec.

Municipality

Zinacatepec is one of the 217 municipalities that make up the state of Puebla, its Nahuatl name comes from "tzinacan", bat, "tepetl", hill, and "c", in; which gives us "on the hill of the bats", it has various architectural monuments such as the Parish Church dedicated to San Sebastián dating from the 16th century, which precedes a tree-lined and landscaped patio with a crenellated wall of inverted arches, the chapel of Soledad, dating from the 19th century, from which the celebration of the patron saint of the place begins on January 20: San Sebastián, with processions, cowboy dances, fireworks and traditional bands and popular dance.

Festivities

On January 20, the town celebrates its patron saint, San Sebastián, with processions, cowboy dances, fireworks, traditional bands and popular dances.


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