Excelente
1436 Views
The Zócalo of Teolocholco, the municipal capital, concentrates the main buildings of the population, is a meeting point for the population
Teolocholco is a municipality in the state of Tlaxcala in Mexico, its name translates as "place where the gods hid or were absent", it has beautiful buildings such as the San Luis Parish, the temple is dedicated to San Luis De Anjou, the Temple of Our Lady of Carmen the construction of this temple was carried out in several stages, covering the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the Temple of the Virgin of Pilar dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, the patronal and religious celebration is in honor of the patron saint of the town San Luis Obispo de Toledo, which begins on August 19
The religious celebration is in honor of the town's patron saint, San Luis Obispo de Toledo, and begins on August 19. As in all the towns in the state of Tlaxcala, Teolocholco has the tradition of celebrating the Day of the Dead; however, this is very different from that of other towns; it is customary that on November 2, people go to the cemetery to place an offering on the grave of the deceased for a period of 2 to 3 hours. This event has the characteristic of a ritual that begins on October 28. The people who bring the offering to the cemetery are relatives of the deceased who died in the previous year, that is, only the dead who will be visited in their graves for the first time are brought an offering.