The sorrows friday day is a catholic special day in Oaxaca city, we celebrate a week before holy friday. this tradition was started at the Colonial time. When the Virgen's sorrow church was santificated by the jesuitas at the Capilla church and other churches that have been offered to the Virgen's sorrow such as el Patrocinio, San cosme y San Damian. Where There is a lot of love God's mother since a long time. The altar will be start the period of time belongs the harvest, because it will be continuo celebrated each summer when we get a lot of rain, belongs to the altar saint on November first. they are a tribute to the earth. Where the altares will be decorated with pottery flowerpot making a circle. there , wheat and corn will be plant before two weeks. The coronas are made with branches palm tree and they are known like '' coronas de cucharilla '' by their figures.
You can visit at Alcala 902-Bis. Open at 7:00 pm
You can visit at Alcala 902-Bis. Open at 7:00 pm
