Medellín: Calm joy.
The local calendar is marked with various festivities, some of them centunnial. Since mid-winter to late summer, each season offers tourists an excuse to enjoy the festive joy and hospitality of Medellín.
Las Candelas
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San Blas
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Holy Week
Acts begin with the Holy Wednesday procession of Jesus of Nazareth. On Holy Thursday, foot washing and small procession inside the church of Santa Cecilia, where the Blessed Sacrament is carried under a canopy. The Good Friday procession leaves the Christ of Mercy with Our Lady of Sorrows, accompanied by the Nazarenes, the Christ and the Virgin Godmothers. On Holy Saturday, the procession of the Holy Burial and `Dolorosa´. On Sunday, at dawn, the Rosary of the Aurora which ends with the famous "carrerita" or "encuentro", in which the Virgin goes in search of her Son resurrected.
Fátima festivity
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San Isidro
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Santa Cecilia
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August fair
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Stmo. Cristo de la
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Hispanics Cultural Week
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