El Cid Vacations Club Explores Mazatlán’s Carnival Festival
All year round, Mexico has some of the greatest festivals in the world, and El Cid Vacations Club is truly the best way to experience them! All around Mexico, festivals are held to celebrate a number of different events, but the major one every year is the Carnival festival. This article will focus on the Carnival happening in Mazatlán, so you can book your trip experiencing it for yourself. Mazatlán is a gorgeous seaport town filled with long beaches and activities for the entire family to enjoy. So grab some candy skulls and beads, as El Cid Vacations Club explores Mazatlán’s Carnival festival! El Cid Vacations Club looks at one of the more famous Mexican festivals, Carnival. Held every year in February, on the week before Lent, the Mazatlán Carnival is the third largest in the world. The one coming up next year will celebrate 120 years of the city, and is sure to be filled with live entertainment, food, massive handmade floats, and an all-around joyous atmosphere. Festivities occur on the Mazatlán Malecon oceanfront, Centro Historico, and all other parts of the oceanside town. You can actually visit https://mazatlantoday.net/pdf/mazatlan_2018_carnival_carnaval_events_schedule.p df to view all of the events occurring in the 2018 Carnival, and decide if this is an event you would want to see in person! El Cid Vacations Club can find you the best places to stay for Carnival, and show you where all of the best festivities are occurring.
Carnival starts and ends with huge parades, celebrating Mazatlán, and the country of Mexico. Ambassador-queens compete for the privilege of riding on elegant handmade floats at the beginning and end of Carnival, as well as being present at the Carnival king coronation, in which one person is selected to rule over the festivities. The Floral Games are held on Friday in the Mazatlán Venados baseball stadium, and this is also the sight of the largest Carnival concert, as well as the coronation of the Mazatlán Juegos Flores Queen. The Floral Games focuses on literature and culture, with awards given out for best poem, verse, and other categories. It’s a well-attended event, and one that is unique to Mazatlán.
Saturday is the Bad Mood Burning, similar to Burning Man in the United States. This event features the burning of a giant puppet, signifying the banishing of bad feelings from the town, and bringing hope for the coming months ahead. Think of it as a giant burning piñata! Sunday is the event everyone has waited for, the Inaugural Parade. This is when all of the elegance and beauty of Mazatlán is shown as huge handmade floats weave their way through the city. Throwing candy and other items to patrons, it’s an event that truly needs to be seen to experience. There are many other events to take part in, and the best way to see Mazatlán during Carnival is through El Cid Vacations Club. El Cid Vacations Club gives you the best rates and incredible benefits, letting you see the town at your own pace. Happy travels!
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