Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead celebrations

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Day of the Dead in Mexico

 

El Día de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, or Hallowe´en Mexico-style, is coming up soon, when families honor the dead, decorating the graveyards and altars with masses of flowers–particularly marigolds (cempasúchitl) and [...]

Mother’s Day in Zihuatanejo

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Mother’s Day, falling officially on May 10th every year,  is one of the most important days in Mexico. Mothers are lavishly celebrated with flowers, meals out and sometimes very extravagant gifts from the family. This year, the city of Zihuatanejo and DIF are celebrating mothers [...]

Children’s Christmas Toy Drive

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The 4th annual Toy Collection campaign, spearheaded by La Hija del Capitan in Zihuatanejo, will be running from December 14th through January 4th. Toys collected will be distributed to children of low-income families on January 5th, for the Three Kings’ Day celebrations, when traditionally children [...]

Day of the Dead Altar

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An altar is being set up starting 12 noon on October 29th at the entrance to the Zihuatanejo Municipal market and the Instituto de la Mujer invites all women to participate. The altar is in remembrance of all the women who have died in Guerrero [...]

Costume Party at Capricho´s

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Capricho´s Grill House and the Vinoteca are hosting a Hallowe´en Mask party this Friday, October 29th, starting at 8 p.m.

A cover of $350 pesos includes live music plus salsa and more with DJ Doro, international food and appetizers, and four drinks per person from [...]

Bicentennary Celebrations in Zihua

The Zihuatanejo municipal government announced plans for extended Independence Day celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary of Mexican Independence. The festivities will kick off on the 1st of September and end with the Grito de la Independencia (Cry of Independence) that takes place on the eve of Mexico’s Independence and with the military parade on Independence Day itself, September 16th. [...]

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