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Culture of Loreto


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The mining vocation maintained a great part of the population occupied in this economic activity. To work in the mines it was necessary to work in pairs. On Saturdays, at the end of the long work journeys, the ¨barreteros¨ went out to look for friends and families to reproduce noise with their tools. These improvised celebrations use to be all night and the women of the town were instructed to pick up their husbands in jail the next morning, if they did not arrive home.

Today, a group of 8 to 10 musicians play the Zacateca march to begin their run through the streets of the city, taking a break here and there to hand out a mix of Huitzila to all who accompany them.



As for gastronomy, the Zacatecas kitchen inherited the taste of meso American cultures that is distinguished in great parts of this country. The most representative dish is the ¨asado de boda¨, its name is because it is the most popular dish served at weddings. Its exquisite taste is motive for a party, for in it is a great variety of tastes represented in the pork meat, chile ancho, and chocolate.



The most representative aspect of the Zacatecas culture is probably the regional fiestas. The people dress elegantly with color on numerous occasions during the year to celebrate patron, religious, civic and personal fiestas. In January, the Fiesta of the Papapquis in Nochistlan and the Fiestas del Niño de las Palomitas, in Tacoaleche, Guadalupe, are celebrated. In February, as in many Mexican communities, the Carnival Fair and the Fiestas de la Calendaria are celebrated. In March, different counties celebrate the Fiestas of San Jose. On the week of Easter the Culture Festival of Zacatecas is celebrated in the capital of the state. In June, in Cuauhtémoc, Zacatecas the festivities of San Pedro and San Pablo are celebrated. The Zacatecas festival of International Folklore is organized in the capital during the month of July every year. In the following month, the
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