Festival of Our Lord of the Conquest

The Festival of Our Lord of the Conquest takes place every year on the first Friday in March and is one of the many festivals that lead up to Easter.

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A photo posted by @antiguacapillabandb on Mar 5, 2016 at 10:59am PST

From dawn until dusk, indigenous people come to the main square known locally as “el Jardin” to perform a traditional dance and ceremony called “Conchero” in honor of “Christ of the Conquest”, one of the most revered statues in San Miguel de Allende’s Parroquia church, which was brought from Páztcuaro and represents the acceptance of Christ by Mexico’s native people.  The dancers wear elaborate headdresses and colorful garments and dance to the hypnotic beat of base drums.

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A photo posted by @antiguacapillabandb on Mar 5, 2016 at 11:02am PST

If you like color, movement and drumbeats, you cannot miss this one!