It’s not every day that you find history, penitence, and high jinks converging in a swirling fiesta of lashing ropes, gleeful splashes, and a meme storm brewing online—all under the hot Mexican sun. Yet, year after year, in the delirious crescendo of Holy Week, towns across Mexico deliver...
catholic celebrations
colatazos
cuereada
cultural rituals
drought regulations
festive water fights
holy week
indigenous influence
memes
mexicanculturemexican humor
mexican traditions
mexico
penance rituals
public spectacle
religious festivals
sábado de gloria
tradition and modernity
urban festivities
water customs