Winter holidays seem to bring special cheer to life just when we need it most. When it’s cold outside and the days are short and dark, we rise to the challenge with hot chocolate and twinkle lights strung by the hundreds. You will love spending the “Season of Light” in a Luxury Villa Rental Puerto Vallarta on Banderas Bay, where local tradition adds a special flair to the seasonal celebrations.
The Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe
December 12, the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, is one of the most special feast days in Mexico. This festival marks the day that the beautiful Virgin of Guadalupe revealed herself to a young Mexican peasant and instructed him to build a church on that spot. If you planned your stay in a luxury villa rental Puerto Vallarta to coincide with that date, you really must take part in the festivities.
The celebration begins on December 1; each night, a different local organization puts together a procession that makes its way through the streets of town to the catedral to pay homage to the Virgin. On the final night of the celebration, revelers take to the streets, vendors crowd the plaza and fireworks fill the skies.
And There’s More . . .
You may not know that December 12 is also recognized in Puerto Vallarta as the city’s anniversary. You might want to catch the special ceremonies at City Hall, and you certainly don’t want to miss the fiesta along the Malecon. After this date, official holidays take a breather until December 16, when the Christmas season begins.
The week of December 16 through 24 is “Christmas Week” in Mexico. Throughout the week, you may find yourself invited to special “posadas,” or parties, that reprise Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem. Processions of people make their way to a given house, singing and carrying candles. When they arrive and ask for a place to stay, the host tells them “no” several times before he finally throws open his door and invites everyone in to the party.
No matter what your belief system, you cannot help but enjoy December in Puerto Vallarta. Use your Luxury Villa Rental Puerto Vallarta as a base and get out there with the crowds, light a candle, and take part in the lovely traditions of Mexico.
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