This is a perfect time to come to Bucerias, January 16-24 for the festival of Our Lady of Peace, patron Saint of Bucerias. There are celebrations which included a visit by the carnival with many rides, vendors and foods. It is a crazy time, with the carnival taking over many of the streets in the centre of town. There were nightly fireworks and the celebration was concluded on the last day with the blessing of the boats – when colourfully decorated boats, with balloons and flowers arrive across the bay from La Cruz de Huanacaxtle to Bucerias. This year, for the first time, the boats were preceded by four swimmers and two paddlers. What an awesome experience! The beach was filled with on-lookers waiting for arrival of the boats. Each boat’s arrival on the shore was met with applause from the crowd. The surf was high, making their arrival to shore-line very difficult. When all boats arrived there was a procession to the church led by the village priests.
While the boats where arriving, there was a procession of the local horse riders. They were awesome, with many of the riders on horses trained to dance to the music of the marching band. This is a must-see event.
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For more information about the Bucerias festival check out the following link.
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