The celebration at the Lienzo Charro, as well as the mass at the cemetery, resumed after the pandemic.
Removing the lasso from the heifer is one of the most awaited games for moms at the Mother’s Day event at the Lienzo Charro. Photo: Sofía Medeles.
Sofía Medeles(Ajijic).- Mother’s Day at the Lienzo Charro stadium on Revolución, morning mass and family reunions at the cemetery were traditions that returned to Ajijic after the pandemic.
The celebrations began on Sunday, May 8 at the Lienzo Charro ring, with an event organized by the Ajijic Charros Association, in conjunction with the Municipal Government of Chapala and the National System for the Integral Development of Families (DIF) of the delegation.
Throughout the afternoon, an estimate of more than 500 attendees enjoyed raffles, contests, a show of battles on stick horses, and the excitement of watching the contest to catch the heifer. Each of the four teams in the contest, made up of four mothers, were awarded a prize of 4,000 pesos.
«It is a very fun event, not only for the moms of Ajijic, because people come from Chapala, San Antonio and San Juan Cosalá, and they all have the opportunity to participate. We had a great time,» commented one of the participants.
In addition, according to Ajijic acting delegate Maximiano Macias Arceo there were more than one hundred gifts donated to the event by different individuals, businesses and the Municipality of Chapala. Those gifts included food and drinks, a washing machine that was raffled off, as well as cash.
On Tuesday, May 10, the day began with mass at the cemetery of the delegation, where approximately 150 people gathered at 8:00am to celebrate. Graveside visits this year were unrestricted, so in addition to attending and arranging the graves, some families spent several hours at the cemetery.
«In the morning, the cemetery had the greatest attendance of around 150 to 200 people at the mass. During the course of the day it decreased, with fewer in the afternoon, but all day long there were people,» shared Macías Arceo.
Translated by MaryAnne Marble
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