Expat Living

Chanukah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.  It is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays.

Leaders of 17 Lakeside area charitable and non-profit organizations put their heads together to share ideas on matters of mutual interest at a summit meeting convened Wednesday, November 6 under the auspices of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS).

A handsome alabaster bas-relief sculpture depicting a Greco-Roman chariot is the second acquisition chosen to grace Ajijic’s International Garden, set at the far west end of the waterfront Malecon.

For the past 24 years, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Guadalajara Chapter has been providing uniforms, shoes and school supplies to needy children in Chapala.

Ajijic’s month of observances honoring the Virgen del Rosario  come to a climax Thursday, October 31. A colorful procession departs from the back side of the San Andres parish around 4:30 p.m., as danzante troupes outfitted in exotic costumes, scenic floats, a drum and bugle corps and the inevitable blasts of sky rockets lead the entourage of pilgrims around town.

Chapala’s calendar of Day of the Dead activities are getting under way this week with exhibitions of more than 50 Catrina figures going up on display at three waterfront promenade locations.