Thousands flock to central Mexico to celebrate Saint Mark's Day

Thousands flock to central Mexico to celebrate Saint Mark's Day

Thousands have flocked to the city of Aguascalientes in central Mexico, where a monthlong fair named after Saint Mark starts every year in mid-April.

The streets of Aguascalientes were transformed into a festive setting of color, music and tradition with the Spring Parade, a celebration that each year marks the most important day of the National Fair of San Marcos (FNSM). In its 197 edition, the parade was named “Times of Circus”. In the framework of St. Mark’s Day, patron saint of the traditional Aprilian verbena, Gov. Tere Jiménez headed this event that reflects the essence, history and evo…

“Our traditions are part of what we are. We cannot let them get lost. San Marcos is a reflection of coexistence and joy.” Oscar Calderón, director of the association of mothers and fathers (AMPA) of the El Llano school, reasons this way, why this initiative, with which to revive the identity of a celebration, once very popular, that, over the years, has been disappearing among the monesterians.