More than a century of Carnival

If you are thinking of taking a flight to Mazatlan try to travel during its carnival, it is an event that you can´t miss if what you like is the party, the tradition and the culture because this festivity is about to celebrate 120 years of celebration in this wonderful city surrounded by happiness. It takes place between the months of February and March covering the six days prior to Ash Wednesday. This carnival is considered among the most important carnival places in the world and it is no wonder that the entire community participates in this Mazatlan festival and is completely transformed into one of the happiest places that is reflected in its ornate streets and the smiles of its people.

The time during the carnival days seems not to matter because the festivities go from one night to the next just letting a few hours pass to rest and go out again to celebrate, the streets through which the party is lived become seas of people shouting and dancing for the joy of being from Mazatlan.

The carnival begins with a gastronomic expo that lasts all day, until the night that gives way to the coronation of the king and the prince of allergy accompanied by a great show where various musical groups of various types are presented being the most protagonist the band musical genre that characterizes this whole community.

During the second day the floral games are made, where a prize is given to the best literary work published in Mexico, here is also the coronation of the queen of floral games accompanied by various musical, theatrical and dance performances typical of the place. To this added great artistic participation of international stature without letting pass the tradition of the mariachi that will make you give more than one shout to the air.

For the third day, the presentation of the beauty of Mazatlan was opened, where at the end of the winner's coronation, a traditional ritual was performed at Mazatlan's carnival "the burning of bad humor", which consists of lighting a giant puppet with fireworks that sometimes represents the figure of some unpopular personage that can be some famous artist or some national or international politician, here nobody is saved.

It is from here that begins with the characteristic parades, one that is the opening and the other that gives closure to this wonderful festivity, but far from being a moment of sadness for the end of these holidays, the days become more joyful and want to dawn even with the whole party, because it is here where more people come together to have a great time. So the next time you want to enjoy a real carnival don´t think twice and buy your flights to Mazatlan in time.