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Santa Prisca Church
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When in Taxco you may want to visit the the Market, The silver
Tianguis, The Cacahuamilpa Caves, the Spratling Museum, the Museo
Virreynal de Taxco, and of course don't miss the Santa Prisca Cathedral.
Onsite or Nearby Activities:
- Golfing
- Hiking trails
- Horseback riding
- Shopping
- Sight-seeing
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Mercado de Taxco ©Benoithv |
Ex convento de San Bernardino |
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Easter Sunday prosession
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January 18 (Taxco): marks the annual celebration
in honor of Santa Prisca, with public festivities and fireworks
displays.
Taxco's Silver Fair starts the last week in November and continues
through the first week in December. It includes a competition for
silver works and sculptures among the top silversmiths. At the same
time, Jornadas Alarconianas features plays and literary events in
honor of Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1572–1639), a world-famous
dramatist who was born in Taxco-and for whom Taxco de Alarcón
is named. Both the silver fair and these readings were traditionally
held in the spring but have been switched to the late fall. Art
exhibits, street fairs, and other festivities are part of the dual
celebration.
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Flagelant prosession on Good Friday |
Holy week in Taxco is one of the most poignant in the country, beginning
the Friday a week before Easter with processions daily and nightly.
The most riveting procession, on Thursday evening, lasts almost 4
hours and includes villagers from the surrounding area carrying statues
of saints, followed by hooded members of a society of self-flagellating
penitents, chained at the ankles and carrying huge wooden crosses
and bundles of penetrating thorny branches. On Saturday morning, the
Plaza Borda fills for the Procession of Three Falls, reenacting the
three times Christ stumbled and fell while carrying the cross. |
Jornadas Alarconianas |
The Jornadas Alarconianas are the most famous and important cultural
events in honor of Juan Ruiz de Alarcon (15281-1639) The world famous
dramatist whom Taxco de Alrcon is named after. These cultural events
are held in the month of May.
Las Jornadas Alarconianas cultural festivity started back in 1987
with the purpose to promote cultural activities in the Spanish language.
Numerous artists come from all over the world to perform during
this time. It includes a beauty pageant where a silver queen is
chosen and a competition of silver works, jewelry, sculpture open
to silver smiths, as well as students. |
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