Sayacos and Sayucas, the masked dancers renowned for adding rambunctious antics to Ajijic’s traditional Carnaval festivities, will make their first appearance this season during the January 20 Feast of Saint Sebastian.
Local lore suggests the tradition arose from native rituals practiced during the pre-Hispanic era, linking the Sayaca to the legendary village matriarch Xicantzi, a direct descendent of the area’s ancestral tribal ruler.