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Culture of Tuxtla Gutierrez


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The two most important local celebrations are the Feria de San Marcos and the Feria de Chiapas. The Feria de San Marcos (San Marcos Fair) occurs each April in the center of the city, honoring the patron saint of Mark the Evangelist. It includes offerings, fireworks in frames called �castillos� (castles) and pilgrimages for four days starting on the 25th. The Feria de Chiapas includes bullfights, horse racing, cockfights and exhibitions of the many products of the state, including crafts, manufactured goods and agricultural products. It is held on the next to last Sunday of November through the first Sunday of December. Reflecting the area�s Zoque heritage is the Zoque Carnival and a ritual called the �lowering of the virgins� which occurs in Copoya. Other important celebrations in the municipality include the San Roque, San Jacinto, San Pascualito, San Francisco, Santo Domingo and the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Much of the cuisine of the municipality reflects that of the rest of the state and includes pictes (a sweet corn tamale), la chispota (beef with chickpeas and cabbage), niguijuti (pork with mole sauce), sopa de pan (bread with broth and vegetables), cochito (pork in adobo sauce), chanfaina (lamb innards with rice), a legume called patashete, and traditional Chiapas tamales made with chipil�n. Local drinks include pozol, taxcalate, agua de ch�a tashiagual and pinole. Some local specialties include carnes parrilladas (grilled meat platter), carne molida tartars (spicy ground meat �cooked� with lime juice with onions, tomatoes and cilantro).

Despite the relatively hot climate, shorts are not worn and many consider them offensive. Older men generally wear loose embroidered shirts and slacks and older women tend to wear skirts. Younger generations tend to wear jeans and sandals. Business suits are uncommon
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