Tagged: carnaval

Carnival 2018 Fun and Excitement

By Beverly Arrowood on Feb 10th, 2018

Let me give you a little back ground of Carnaval and what it means. Carnaval is an official Mexican holiday that is the start of a 5 day celebration before the Catholic season of lent which begins on Ash Wednesday. The history of this goes back centuries. It is wildly celebrated with parties that go [...]

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Carnival in Rocky Point 2017

By Beverly Arrowood on Feb 24th, 2017

The dates for Carnival 2017 will be March 3 -5. At a recent Press Conference, Mayor Kiko Munro, along with the Secretary of Tourism, Luis Altamirano, head of Cultural events, Nina Mier, Representative of DIF, and Professor Ceina (who has been in charge of organizing the parade as well as coordinating the events for the [...]

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Rocky Point Carnival 2016

By Beverly Arrowood on Mar 2nd, 2016

As Carnival started on Friday with the big parade we arrived early to get a good spot, so we parked at the Tequila Factory on Benito Juarez. Upon entering, Fernando was pouring samples for about 10 people and entertaining them with his stories. We had the pleasure to speak with the Miller’s who are here [...]