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Festivals: January - All Month Sitting Child. Celebrated statewide. A child sits in a small chair and sings to God. The party host gives the child a bag with honey waifers, sweet wine and tamales.
February - February 2 Santa Maria Candelaria La Candelaria is held in Tuxtla Gutierrez. Relates to the Virgin Copoya from community Copoya the valley.
April 20-27 - Feast of San Marcos A popular fair dedicated to the patron of the capital. Highlights include traditional processions with offerings formed of leaves and sweet fruits.
3 May - Feast of the Holy Cross Pilgrims arrive in the suburb of Tehran at the temple carrying leaves of cattail repeating a ritual of ancestral origin.
Early June - International Marimba Festival The occasion brings together marimba concert masters and great performers from several countries.
August 16-25 - Feria de San Roque One of the more traditional block parties in Tuxtla Gutierrez, craft stalls, sweets and rides.
Second half of October - Carrera Panamericana Car race and Rally. The race starts in Tuxtla Gutierrez and ends in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
Late November and early December - Chiapas Fair It is the leading trade fair in the capital and one of the highlights of the Southeast region of Mexico.
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