The procession with the image of Christ moved through the streets on May 1st.
Processions of the Señor del Huaje in previous years.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- After two years of suspension due to the pandemic, the festivities in honor of the Lord of Huaje, in the municipality of Jocotepec, returned.
The activities began April 23, with fireworks shows, regional music in the main square, and daily processions that have traveled to different localities and neighborhoods of the municipality, with participation by all parts of society. During the celebration, a carved wooden Christ, three meters high and weighing approximately half a ton, also known as the Santo Cristo de la Expiración, once again walked the streets of the town after two years of prohibitions and confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year carnival games and rides occupied Miguel Arana Street up to its intersection with Guadalupe Victoria, so that all this week, traffic was affected and those attending had to find alternative places to park.
This Sunday, May 1st, the festivities culminated with the Solemn Procession with the blessed image of the Lord of Huaje, which began at 5 pm traveled through the main streets to return to the mass at 7 pm in the atrium of his chapel.
At the end of the Eucharist, residents enjoyed the music, dances and food stalls, as well as the carnival rides and games and the fireworks display, produced by the masons’ guild this year.
The cult of the Señor del Huaje is one of the oldest in the region, since its appearance dates back to 1715 in a guaje tree in what today comprises a property located in the town of San Pedro Tesistan.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
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