Ubicación: Cuanajo

Cuanajo is located 15 minutes from Pátzcuaro. To get to Cuanajo from here, you can take Highway No. 14 towards Morelia and follow the signs to Tupátaro and Cuanajo.

Crafts:
Cuanajo is known as the birthplace of handcrafted furniture. Its artisans are renowned for their creativity and skill in creating wooden furniture, such as chairs, tables, dining rooms and bedrooms. Textile crafts can also be found, such as wool shawls, sashes and cotton embroidery.

Traditions:
Cuanajo is a community rich in traditions, among which the following stand out:
– The Patronal Feast of Our Lady of the Nativity, which is celebrated on September 8.
– The Night of the Dead, which is celebrated on November 1 and 2. During this celebration, homes are decorated with wooden horses adorned with marigold flowers and fruit. Men carry the horses to the offering, while women carry baskets.

Church of the Nativity

In this church you can appreciate a beautiful atrium, full of flowers and a striking atrial cross. Thanks to its spaciousness, you can admire even more the temple that dates back to the 16th century, with plateresque decorations. Its construction began in 1695. Three years later, in 1698, the construction was already being completed…

Categorías Surroundings

Holly Week

Varies

La Semana Santa en Michoacán no es solo una celebración religiosa; es un viaje en el tiempo que combina la ferviente fe católica traída por los conquistadores españoles con las raíces profundas de la cultura purépecha. Este evento, que se remonta al siglo XVI, se ha convertido en uno de…

Categorías Events and Celebrations

Nativity of the Virgin

September 8th

Tianguis, music, dances and fireworks.

Categorías Events and Celebrations

Feast of the Souls or Night of the Dead

from October 29 to November 2

Our tradition of commemorating the dead is one of the most beloved and widespread in our country. It has an eminently religious character that not only has Christian foundations taken from the custom of “honouring the faithful departed”, but also retains many of the characteristics of the funeral ritual practiced…

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