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South Guanacaste Cultural Agenda
JANUARY
SANTA CRUZ
SecondweekofJanuary: SantaCruzCulturalWeek
(activities throughout the civic center).
January13: VigilofSantoCristodeEsquipulas(in Ato Viejo de Arado).
January14: SolemnEntranceoftheSantoCristode Esquipulas (central temple
January 15: Day of the Santo Cristo de Esquipulas January14-18: NationalTraditionalFestivitiesin
honor of the Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.
FEBRUARY
February1: EntranceoftheSaint(SanBlas)and civic/patron saint festivities (San Blas church and surroundings).
February3: DayofSanBlas,patronsaintofNicoya(San Blaschurchandfairground).
SANTA CRUZ
FebruaryandMarch: Coyolerasareorganizedin
Santa Cruz.
March to December. Villareal Fiestas Patronales (Villareal Park).
Brasilito Civic Festivities (Brasilito central park).
MARCH
SANTA CRUZ
February and March: Coyoleras are organized in Santa
Cruz.
March: Dance of Dust in the bull ring of Villareal de Santa Cruz.
HOJANCHA
March 19: Day of Saint Joseph, patron saint of the
canton (with religious activities).
MAY
HOJANCHA
May 1: Parade of Boyeros in Hojancha (parade, food,
music and dance in the center of town).
JULY
Week before July 25: National Cultural Festival of the Annexation.
July25: CelebrationoftheIncorporationofNicoyato the Free State of Costa Rica. Town’s central park with the regular presence of the President of the Republic and deputies of the Legislative Assembly. Parades in all cantons.
SANTA CRUZ
First Saturday of July: Dance of the Guacales in Santa
Bárbara de Santa Cruz.
AUGUST
HOJANCHA
August2: PilgrimagetoLosAngelesdeHojanchain
honor of the Virgen de Los Ángeles.
August31: ArreoinHuacasdeHojancha,inCelebra- tion of Santa Rosa.
SEPTEMBER
September 14: Lantern Parade and Arrival of the Torch.
September15: IndependenceDay.Paradesinall cantons.
NOVEMBER
NICOYA
November 1: The Cantadera de Días (in La Cofradía)
begins.
November 11: Pica de leña, tope, parade, and meals.
November 21: Pica de Leña. Parades in the streets of Nicoya.
November 13: National Day of the Sabanero. November30: MarimbaDay.ColegioLiceoDiurnode
Nicoya.
DECEMBER
NICOYA
NICOYA
NICOYA
December 7: Anniversary of the Cantonato de Nicoya. December 9: Atolada (in la Cofradía).
December 11: Vespers of the celebration with Alborada, Pasada de la Virgen, La Salve and Serenata (in La Cofradía).
December12: FeastofOurLadyVirginofGuadalupe and Dance of the Yegüita, election of new positions in La Cofradía and candlelight procession.
Third Monday of each month: Peña Cultural Nicoyana. HOJANCHA
Second Saturday in December: Christmas Festival (artistic activities, food, crafts, parade and lights). tesanías, desfile e iluminación).
December 8: Immaculate Conception of Mary, patron saint of Matambú (religious and cultural activities, turns, food and handicrafts).