The reduced celebration must follow conditions for masks, hours, and disinfection. There will be small music groups in the Plaza kiosk.
Parish of San Andrés Apóstol, where the patron saint of Ajijic is located. The festivities in honor of San Andrés Apóstol take place from November 22 to 30. Photo: Sofía Medeles
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)– A few days before the start of the festivities in honor of the patron saint of Ajijic (November 22-30), the Chapala government has finally given the festivities a green light with conditions that guarantee they will be held as our ancestors used to do. That is to say, the old-fashioned way.
The municipal authorities conditioned its permission on a midnight shutdown time, a restricted capacity, sanitary filters run by the guilds, signage identifying entrances and exits, use of masks throughout the nine days of parties, and monitoring by the municipal government.
Maximiliano «Max» Macías, currently in charge of the Delegation office, commented that the delegation is working together with merchants, guilds and organizing groups to create a very healthy and old-fashioned celebration in the kiosk of the Plaza with small, local music groups. In the afternoon there will be cultural performances.
«The experience at the festivities will be different this time; people can come with the family, spend some time and have dinner. We are starting little by little and reactivating the economy. For example, merchants who have not been able to make a living, will be allowed to work, as long as they respect the requirements of the Ministry of Health,” said Max.
The calendar of activities for the novenario (nine days of parties) was published the delegation’s web page (Delegación Ajijic 2021-2024), which lists the guilds who have duty each day: on November 22nd, the musicians’ guild; on the 23rd, the merchants’ guild; on the 24th, terrace owners who reached an agreement; and on the 25th , the new youth guild. These have all agreed to bring musical groups (who will perform at the kiosk). From November 26th to 30th the activities to be carried out will depend on the budget of the remaining guilds.
Residents see this as good news and have expressed their enthusiastic approval in social networks and interviews conducted by Semanario Laguna.
«It is good because on the one hand we see how little by little we are getting out of this pandemic, and on the other hand because they give the population a space to have fun,» said Sara from Ajijic to Laguna.
Maximiliano «Max» Macías called upon those attending the celebrations in honor of Saint Andrew the Apostle, and the merchants at the festivities, to respect the conditions and the Covid measures, noting that violators may be penalized.
Translated by Dee Lynn
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