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25 April - 5 May 2008 - El Cedral Festival, Cozumel |
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Officially called the Festival of El Cedral and the Fiestas of Santa Cruz, this annual event is held in the small town of El Cedral, in the south of Cozumel. It is said to have been started over 150 years ago by Casimiro Cárdenas.
Cárdenas was one of a group that fled to the island from the village of Saban, on the mainland, after an attack during the War of the Castes. The attackers killed many other villagers, but Cárdenas survived whilst clutching a small wooden cross.
Legend has it that Cárdenas vowed to start an annual festival wherever he settled, to honor the religious power of this crucifix. Today, the original Holy Cross Festival forms part of the wider Festival of El Cedral, celebrated by locals and visitors alike.
The revellers enjoy fairs, traditional feasts, rodeos, bullfights, music and competitions - not to mention a few bottles of ice cold Mexican beer!
El Cedral 2008 Program
May be subject to change.
| April 25, 2008. |
Coronation of the Festival Queen, Dianela Guadalupe Nahuatl Montero, the Festival Godmother, María Lina Dzay Chan, and the 'Flower of El Cedral', Victoria Anahí Pacheco Montero. |
| April 26, 2008. |
Official Opening with a feast in the plaza of El Cedral.
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Comic regional theater play "RBD" by Cereco and Nohoch Purux. |
| April 27, 2008. |
Bullfighting with Rodrigo Santos (on horseback) and Eloy Cavazos and Eulalio López "Zotoluco" (on foot). |
| April 29, 2008. |
Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling) with Charlie Manson, El Zorro, Super Porky, El Pirata Morgan and more. |
| April 30, 2008. |
Junior bullfighting with children from the Bullfighting School. |
| May 1, 2008. |
Musical comedy from Los Mascabrothers. |
| May 2, 2008. |
Live music from the group Intocable. |
| May 3, 2008. |
Bullfighting with Jorge Hernández Gárate (on horseback) and Rafael Ortega and Uriel Moreno "El Zapata" (on foot). |
| May 4, 2008. |
Live music from top Grammy award winning Mexican singer Joan Sebastián. |
| May 5, 2008. |
Live music from La Nueva Banda de Timbiriche. |
In 2007, the festival was held from April 26 to May 3 - see our El Cedral report for more information.
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