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International Sarape Fair in Chiautempan

Chiautempan, Tlaxcala

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This fair begins fifteen days before the date of commemoration. It is customary to have a parade of floats, one of which carries the image of Our Lady Saint Anne, accompanied by a musical band and mariachi. The start of the fair is announced during the tour of the main streets. The inauguration is on July 26 and lasts until August 5 (16 days). The procession begins at 7 pm the day before (25) and ends returning to the parish at 12:00 noon (26).

Municipality

Chiautempan is a Mexican town in the state of Tlaxcala, capital of the municipality of the same name, its name means "on the edge of the swamp", it has various cultural buildings such as the Parish and former convent of Our Lady of Santa Ana was built between 1564 and 1585, the Parish of Solitude of the 19th century, the Chapel of San Sebastián, the Temple of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the Temple of the Virgin of Carmen, the Temple of San Pedro Tlalcualpan, the former Convent of Our Lady of the Angels, the House of Mr. Cura Ignacio Picazo, a construction dating from the 18th century, headquarters of the International Fair of Sarape and on June 26 the patron saint of Santa Ana.

Festivities

On June 26, after the procession at around 1:00 p.m., the mañanitas are played in the parish in honor of Lady Santa Ana, accompanied by a rondalla and mariachi. From that moment on, people begin to arrive at the site with all kinds of batons, banners, representative flags and floral offerings, all accompanied by the firing of rockets. After every hour, mass is celebrated in the different neighborhoods of the municipality until 1:00 p.m.; in the afternoon a rosary is celebrated. Sunday, the main day, begins with the firing of rockets and the ringing of bells, in charge of the different ecclesiastical and neighborhood authorities, that is, between 4 and 5 a.m. and at 7 a.m. a breakfast is offered for everyone. At 9:00 a.m. a mass is given for and organized by the people who live in Puebla. Afterwards, more masses are celebrated every hour. Before 3:00 p.m., baptisms and confirmations given by the Bishop begin.