Guatemalan Festivals
JANUARY 1-5 Santa Maria de Jesus , near Antigua (main days 1st and 2nd) 19-24 Rabinal , in the Verapaces (main days 23rd and 24th) 22-26 San Pablo La Laguna , Lago de Atitlan (main day 25th) MARCH Second Friday in Lent Chajul , in the Ixil triangle APRIL 24 San Jorge La Laguna , Lago de Atitlan 25 San Marcos La Laguna , Lago de Atitlan MAY 6-10 Uspantan (main day 8th) 8-10 Santa Cruz La Laguna (main day 10th) JUNE 12-14 San Antonio Palopo , near Panajachel (main day 13th) 21-25 Olintepeque , near Quetzaltenango 22-25 San Juan Cotzal , near Nebaj 22-26 San Juan Atitan (main day 24th) 27-30 San Pedro La Laguna (main day 29th) 28-30 Almolongo , near Quetzaltenango (main day 29th) JULY 21-Aug 4 Momostenango (most interesting on July 25 and Aug 1) 23-27 Santiago Atitlan (main day 25th) 25 Antigua 25 Cubulco , in the Verapaces 31-Aug 6 Coban AUGUST 1-4 Sacapulas (main day 4th) 9-15 Joyabaj , west of Santa Cruz del Quiche (main day 15th) 12-15 Nebaj (main day 15th) 15 Guatemala City SEPTEMBER 12-18 Quetzaltenango (main day 15th) 17-21 Salama (main day 17th) 24-30 Totonicapan (main day 29th) OCTOBER 1-6 San Francisco El Alto (main day 4th) 2-6 Panajachel (main day 4th) 29-Nov 1 Todos Santos Cuchumatan NOVEMBER 1 All Saints' Day Celebrations all over, but most dramatic in Todos Santos Cuchumatan and Santiago Sacatepequez, where massive paper kites are flown 23-26 Nahuala (main day 25th) 22-26 Zunil (main day 25th) 25 Santa Catarina Palopo , Lago de Atitlan 30 San Andres Xecul , near Quetzaltenango 30 San Andres Iztapa , near Antigua DECEMBER 7 Bonfires (the Burning of the Devil) throughout the country 7 Ciudad Vieja , near Antigua 13-21 Chichicastenango (main day 21st)
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