Protocols will be in force in a bid to reduce the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 infections at the annual Three Kings Day celebrations held in the town of Cajititlan, Jalisco, in the first week of the year.
The town’s boardwalk and the main square will remain closed during the week-long festivities, the state government announced this week. All pedestrian processions and musical events will be prohibited, as well as firework displays.
Also cut back this year is the highlight of the celebration on January 7, when the life-size figures of the Magi are toted out of the central church at 10 a.m. for a traditional procession through the streets, followed by a nautical parade around the lake. This year, the religious figures will be transported in vehicles, without the usual slew of accompanying danzantes and musicians.
While all of Mexico celebrates the legendary Reyes Magos and their star-guided trek to Bethlehem on January 6, the feast of Epiphany, Cajititlan holds a prolonged celebration running from December 30 through January 8. Thousands of pilgrims from all over Jalisco and other states in Mexico descend on the small town for this annual celebration.
Cajititlan lies about ten kilometers off the Guadalajara-Chapala highway, accessed from the well-marked turn-off about halfway between Chapala and the Guadalajara airport.
Sanitary checks will be set up at the entrance to the town, the state government said.