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Posted by Suze on 04/26/02

The Festival at El Cedral is not related to Cinco de Mayo nor does it celebrate Dia de La Santa Cruz.  I won't go into the story here, although it is fascinating, but will simply say it began 150 years ago when a resident of El Cedral kept a promise he had made to God and began inviting neighbors to his home for an evening of prayer and the sharing of a meal.  All of these years later, the number of invitees has grown and many activities have been added, but for generatinos of Cozumelenos, this is a very important part of their culture and who they are.

May 2 - 5

2 pm Horse Races
5 pm Bull Fights
6 pm Musical Events
9 pm Cock Fights
10pm Dance

Additionally, on May 2 at 9pm and May 3 at 7pm there will be dances with traditional music and costume.  These are not performances, but local men and woman dressed in the same type of clothing they might wear to a wedding in a Mayan pueblo,dancing to their music for their own enjoyment.

Posted by JennyO on 04/05/02

Cinco de Mayo

It lasted for 3 days.  We went on the final day of the festival.  It is held at El Cedral and the festivities go well into the night.  You can take a taxi there and back in case you need a sobercab.

The night we went they had bullfights.  They had singing entertainment and a horse rider pre-fight.  There were two bull fights.  

The festival fills the middle of El Cedral.  Think of an american carnival, and you get a pretty similiar scene.  They have games, clothing and jewelery vendors, food, balloons, music, an area with animals and stages for entertainment.  Instead of smelling mini donuts-you will smell fried bananas!  And a few rides for younger kids.

We ate and drank from the vendors.  Make sure to bring pesos-not dollars.  There is plenty to eat and drink.  

Try asking your hotel, waiters, bartenders, dive masters about the festival.  Different events happen each day-and they can tell you what is expected.

We spent about 7 hours and enjoyed it a lot.  We probably saw only about 20 gringos the whole time.  This is very local based-but everyone is absolutely gracious about having visitors enjoy the festival.

Have fun!!

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