Cozumel Cedral Festival 2016

Cozumel Island Ready to Celebrate “Las Ferias de Cedral y Santa Cruz de Sabán”

The town of Cedral, and the Cozumel authorities have been prepping for the   “Feria de El Cedral 2016,”   which will take place from April 29 – May 3, for what promises to be one of the island’s largest celebrations.  Over 65 municipal employees have been repairing street lights, painting curbs and providing the special maintenance that comes with hosting what is arguably Cozumel’s most historic event.

In fact, 40 additional trash receptacles have been installed in public areas to accommodate the extra refuse and with PASA, the island’s refuse contractor, maintaining a truck at Cedral for daily collection.  Also on site will be a CFE team from 6 pm – 3 am so that the concerts and shows will not be affected in the case of an electrical issue.  Two 5,000 liter water tanks have also been delivered, and CAMAR, the recycling contractor will also have an infrastructure set so that recyclable materials can also be collected.  There will also be public buses at a reduced rate running from San Miguel Cozumel to Cedral.

During the 5-day event there will be shows, concerts, traditional horse racing, cycling, wrestling, bullfighting , dances, as well as a presentation of  a Yucatecan trova , workshops for children , a fair with rides and other family friendly activities.  The musical headliners for the event include Los Súper Lamas” scheduled for the 1st of May, and  “Banda Calibre 50” for May 2nd.   For more information, check out the Facebook page.

The Ferias de Cedral and Santa Cruz de Sabán date all the way back to 1848,  and since then, people from the all over the Yucatán come to El Cedral every year to join the festivities. The festivities end with the traditional dance,  “La Cabeza de Cochino”   Cozumel municipal officials have applied to UNESCO (United Natons Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to secure the Feria de El Cedral and the Feria de Santa Cruz de Saban as cultural and historical event.

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This story originally appeared in the weekly Cozumel 4 You NEWS – the island’s number one source of positive information about our island!  Be sure and subscribe to the weekly NEWS to find out all the island events!

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An ex-Connecticut Yankee who has called Cozumel home for over 18 years, Laura ran away to the Caribbean years ago, bumped around the islands teaching SCUBA diving, lost some time in Jamaica, and finally stopped in Cozumel for a 2 week vacation that hasn’t ended yet. With a degree in Journalism from a fancy private college she convinced her parents to pay for, Laura writes, edits, and creates the weeklyCozumel 4 You news,social media, and promotional articles about the island, as well as moderates the Cozumel 4 You Facebook group, which currently has over 25,000 members. Her long suffering husband, Fabian, has long since resigned himself to having zero private life, as he’s been involved in her various schemes and plots since his arrival. Proud parents to a variety of rescue dogs and cats, Laura continues to be the bane of her traditional Mexican mother-in-law’s existence, as she muses her way through life in the Mexican Caribbean.
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Una ex yanqui de Connecticut quien llama hogar a Cozumel desde hace más de 15 años. Laura escapó al Caribe hace años, desplazándose de una isla a otra dando clases de BUCEO. Se dedicó a perder el tiempo en Jamaica y finalmente se detuvo en Cozumel para pasar unas vacaciones de 2 semanas que aún no terminan. Convenciendo a sus padres que pagaran una elegante universidad privada, obtuvo su título en Periodismo y Laura crea semanalmente Cozumel 4You, medios sociales y artículos promocionales sobre la Isla y también es moderadora en el grupo Cozumel 4 You en Facebook que actualmente cuenta con 25,000 miembros. Fabián, s umuy tolerante marido, desde hace mucho tiempo se resignó a no tener vida privada, pues se ha visto implicado en los diversos proyectos y planes que urde Laura. Son orgullosos padres de diversos perros y gatos rescatados. Mientras contempla su paso a través de la vida en el Caribe mexicano,Laura continúa siendo la pesadilla en la existencia de su muy tradicional suegra mexicana.

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