{"id":7707,"date":"2024-11-21T11:35:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/?post_type=citadela-item&#038;p=7707"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:01:42","slug":"natividad-de-la-virgen","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/natividad-de-la-virgen\/","title":{"rendered":"Nativity of the Virgin: The Feast of Wood and Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">At the beginning of September, <b>you have a must-attend appointment<\/b> Just a few kilometers from P\u00e1tzcuaro, in the town of <a href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/loc\/cuanajo\/\"><b>Cuanajo<\/b><\/a>, famosa mundialmente por sus muebles de madera tallada, el <b>September 8th<\/b> It is one of the most vibrant and generous patron saint festivals in the region: the celebration of the <b>Nativity of the Virgin Mary<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"10\">The Heart of the Celebration: Parish of Saint Mary of the Nativity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\">Everything revolves around <a href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/iglesia-de-la-natividad\/\">village temple<\/a>, a historic building from the early 19th century <b>17th century<\/b> que resguarda la fe de la comunidad. <b>You will witness<\/b> of a living devotion. The main day (September 8) and the vespers are celebrated with solemn masses that often include the <b>Pur\u00e9pecha Mass<\/b>, a liturgical rite that incorporates the indigenous language, music and worldview, recalling that here the Catholic faith took deep roots in the local culture.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">Legendary Hospitality: The \u201cTurifo\u201d and Sharing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"13\" class=\"translation-block\">What distinguishes the Cuanajo festival is its immense hospitality. Here, the celebration is not individual, it is communal.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>The Host Neighborhoods:<\/b> <b>You'll see<\/b> how the different neighborhoods organize themselves to offer food not only to the marching bands, but also to the visitors. Sharing bread is a sacred tradition.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"><b>The Festive Menu:<\/b> Get ready to taste the best of the local cuisine. In addition to the must-try dishes <a href=\"https:\/\/experienciapatzcuaro.com\/carnitas-michoacanas-platillo-considerado-por-expertos-como-el-mas-rico-del-mundo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>carnitas<\/b><\/a> and the <b>menudo<\/b>The star dish is the traditional <b>\u201cTurifo\u201d<\/b> (la variante local del ceremonial <a href=\"https:\/\/experienciapatzcuaro.com\/churipo-sabor-ancestral-que-festeja-la-vida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Churipo<\/b><\/a>). This beef broth with red chili and vegetables is served with <a href=\"https:\/\/experienciapatzcuaro.com\/las-corundas-el-sabor-de-la-tradicion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corundas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/experienciapatzcuaro.com\/un-viaje-sensorial-al-corazon-de-michoacan-el-atole-de-grano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grain atole<\/a>. Eating here is to commune with the community.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"15\">Dance, Fire and Wood<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"16\">The party is a feast for the senses that lasts day and night:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"17\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Traditional Dances:<\/b> The courtyards are filled with the <b>Dance of the Moors<\/b>, where turbans and colorful capes twirl to the rhythm of the wind band, narrating ancient battles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>The Artisan Fair:<\/b> The religious festival intertwines with the pride of the town: wood. <b>You can stroll<\/b> through the market and the exhibitions of rustic and carved furniture, admiring the skill of the carpenters of Cuanajo.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17,2,0\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Night of Fire:<\/b> As the sun sets, the sky lights up with the <b>burning of castles<\/b> and the traditional <b>\u201clittle bulls\u201d<\/b> fireworks, closing the day with music and joy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"18\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Our Recommendation:<\/b> Visiting Cuanajo on September 8th is to understand the true meaning of the \u201cMichoacan festival\u201d: praying, dancing, creating art with your hands and, above all, sharing the table with your neighbor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A principios de septiembre, tienes una cita obligada a solo unos kil\u00f3metros de P\u00e1tzcuaro, en la tenencia de Cuanajo, famosa mundialmente por sus muebles de madera tallada, el 8 de [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6370,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","citadela-item-category":[486],"citadela-item-location":[412,401],"class_list":["post-7707","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-eventos","citadela-item-location-capula","citadela-item-location-cuanajo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7707","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=7707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/7707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=7707"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=7707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}