Expat Living

Lakesiders in the mood for a dose of authentic Mexican entertainment will want to catch the Fiesta Charra scheduled for Sunday, January 13, 1 p.m. at the Ajijic bullring, wedged between the town’s east side two soccer fields opening on to Calle Revolucion.

The Chapala government and local entrepreneurs Alberto Alcantar Medeles and German Lopez Garcia have revealed early details on the town’s annual Mardi Gras festivities, set for February 1 through 12, 2013.

Looking to fill up the coffers of their Community Education Program, the Lake Chapala Society is repeating the Fiesta Latina that was such a hit last year.

Aside from all the celebrations observed nationwide, the Lake Chapala area has its own special brand of hoopla.

Burns Night is celebrated each January 25 all around the world to mark the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns. A farmer’s boy with a fondness for drink and the ladies, Burns is loved for his humanity and passion for liberty and is a cultural icon in Scotland and for those of Scottish heritage. In fact, this anniversary  is more widely observed in Scotland than the official national day, St. Andrew’s Day.

Thousands of pilgrims will begin swarming the rural village of Cajititlan de los Reyes as of December 31 to pay devotion to the town’s religious patrons Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, better known as the Wisemen of the Orient.