On September 14<\/strong>, Santa Fe de la Laguna celebrates the Lord of the Exaltation, one of the community\u2019s patronal images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The feast brings together offerings from different neighborhoods, pilgrimages, music, dances, and religious services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here too, it is worth listening to two different voices: that of documents and that of tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mexico\u2019s Cultural Information System records the Lord of the Exaltation as a sixteenth-century crucified Christ venerated by the Pur\u00e9pecha community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Local tradition tells something more: that the image was carved from a stone monolith brought from Cerro del Tzirate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That provenance should remain classified as oral tradition<\/strong> unless a material or documentary study can certify it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n History does not need to erase tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It only needs to tell us what kind of story we are hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the feast, different neighborhoods of Santa Fe bring offerings to the Lord of the Exaltation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pilgrimages have been documented with brass bands, fireworks, and dances such as Los Moros and Los Viejitos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The central day traditionally begins with music and the ringing of bells and continues with religious services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Specific details may change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What remains is the relationship between the image and the community\u2019s own organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Parish of San Nicol\u00e1s de Bari brings together two important patronal figures for Santa Fe: Saint Nicholas and the Lord of the Exaltation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That helps explain why a town\u2019s religious calendar does not necessarily revolve around a single image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Devotions overlap, acquire different times, and build different histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cultural sources record that the community considers the image miraculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit P\u00e1tzcuaro can and should preserve that fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it states it for what it is: community belief and devotional tradition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not a historical certification of miracles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main feast is held every September 14<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schedules, pilgrimages, dances, routes, and complementary activities must be confirmed each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Information for the next edition is pending confirmation.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cada 14 de septiembre El 14 de septiembre, Santa Fe de la Laguna celebra al Se\u00f1or de la Exaltaci\u00f3n, una de las im\u00e1genes patronales de la comunidad. La fiesta re\u00fane ofrendas de los barrios, peregrinaciones, m\u00fasica, danzas y actos religiosos. Aqu\u00ed tambi\u00e9n conviene escuchar dos voces distintas: la de los documentos y la de la […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6376,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","citadela-item-category":[486],"citadela-item-location":[410],"class_list":["post-7703","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-eventos","citadela-item-location-santa-fe-de-la-laguna"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12646,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7703\/revisions\/12646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=7703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Christ of the Exaltation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Neighborhoods arriving with offerings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Two patrons, one community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Miracle and devotion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Next edition \/ Practical information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n