Coyoacán brings bands, chinelos, and comparsas to Zócalo; Oaxaca closes indigenous festival with calenda

The Coyoacán delegation closed the XII Festival of Indigenous Cultures, Peoples, and Original Neighborhoods of Mexico City with a vibrant display of music and dance in the Zócalo. The event featured a wind band, chinelos dancers in elaborate costumes, and comparsas, drawing crowds who gathered to watch the energetic performances.

Cruz Flores González, a member of the curatorial committee and the Pueblo de La Candelaria Chinampan Macuitlapilco, expressed pride in the celebration, calling it a "reivindicatory issue for all the original peoples in Mexico City." Artisans from his community also participated, selling traditional crafts like Candelaria reeds and candles, alongside efforts to revive traditional tamales and sweets.

The festival's closing continued with a Oaxacan calenda that stretched along Francisco I. Madero street. This procession included numerous music bands playing typical Oaxacan tunes, with women dancing in traditional attire carrying baskets on their heads and men holding large banners. The Oaxacan contingent filled the Zócalo, continuing the closing celebration with shouts of "Arriba Oaxaca!" and distributing Oaxacan bread to onlookers.