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Pictures of Halloween in Ajijic Mexico 2019 October 31, 2019 Halloween in Mexico is not a public holiday but it is celebrated just the same. Not in any different ways than in the USA or other countries around the world. Kids gather mostly in La Floresta, Mirasol and Chula Vista to ask for candy. Maybe the words used are a bit different, in Lake Chapala they say, “Queremos Halloween” which means...

The Dia de Muertos, Day of the Dead, celebrations started a week earlier in Ajijic with the Thriller Dance.  These events are not just one day but many days. Each town has it's own celebrations. Besides the Thriller Dance, Ajijic has an outdoor movie showing on the malecon, cemetery tours, parades, memorial altars, life size catrinas, town dance, lighting of skulls near the plaza, live entertainment and...

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Pictures of Halloween in Ajijic 2018 This year was a rainy Halloween in the Lake Chapala area but this did not stop the kids from hitting the streets to go trick or treating in all the popular communities around Ajijic. Some of the best places kids go to ask for Candy or as they call it "Quiero Halloween" are Mirasol, La Floresta, Lower Chula Vista and Villa Nova. You will see caravans of kids with...

Halloween is also called the Día de las Brujas in Spanish. The Day of the witches. We are going to follow some little witches and goblins on their trick-or-treat adventure and I will give you some facts along the way. Maybe a few things that you didn't know. Halloween in Mexico is not a public holiday but it is celebrated just the same. Not in any different ways than in the USA or other countries...

  Pictures of Halloween in Ajijic 2017 October and November are two busy months in the Lakeside area and are two of the months that best show how Expats and Mexicans adapt to each other cultures. For example, Mexicans love taking their kids trick or treating and Expats enjoy participating in the Day of the dead events. Check out the pictures below of all the happy kids and make sure to check out our...

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Pictures Regatta Globos Balloon Event 2017 Our personal favorite event of the year is the Regatta de globos. We work months in advance with the team "Si Lupita" to create the best and biggest balloons at the event. This tradition has been passed down by generations and started in the early 50s. You can still find pictures online of when the event first started. Both Expats and Mexicans participate and...

The Day of the Dead is actually many days with exciting things happening every day. Starting with the Thriller Dance which I wrote about in the previous article. But then there was a zombie parade, and altars for the dead loved ones are set up around town. Wreaths are sold all over town. It is an exciting time of the year. Unfortunately, I was sick. And I only made it to the Thrill the World dance....