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Neighborhood Chapels in Tejalpa in Jiutepec

Jiutepec, Morelos

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In Tejalpa, the neighborhood chapels of San Miguel, San Pedro and the parish of the Assumption are preserved.

Municipality

Jiutepec is one of the municipalities in which the state of Morelos is divided, the name "Jiutepec" is the Castilianization of the old Nahuatl name of the population Xiuhtepetl which means on the hill of precious stones, it has important historical places such as the former Franciscan convent of the 16th century, the Atlacomulco hacienda, the neighborhood chapels of San Miguel, San Pedro and the parish of the Assumption, the San Gaspar hacienda, the spas of San José and the ejido Las Fuentes, the former hacienda of Cortés and the Camino Real Sumiya, there are various festivals around the year where the visitor can attend on July 25 of each year is the patronal festival

Festivities

On June 21st, the festival is held in honor of San Juan Parrandero, with the peculiarity of this saint being that he is not in the church but is under the custody of the townspeople, who on the indicated date take him out to dance and go around the town visiting the Juanes. The Festival of Señor Santiago Apóstol is celebrated on July 25th of each year, the Festival of the Ear of Grain. Once the storm is over, normally in the month of October, a mass is held in the field, known as the mass of the ears of grain. It is celebrated in the field and thanks are given to God for the harvests achieved. Of course, the Day of the Dead was celebrated, the Day of San Lucas on October 18th on this date the cultural fusion of the municipality is expressed since the meeting of the little bull is held, which is a tradition of Guerrero brought by immigrants, the Foundation of Progreso in March celebrates the foundation of the colony with a carnival in which of course the chinelo cannot be missed.