Next: 5 Mar 2027
The brujos of Catemaco
A gathering of healers and sorcerers at Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, on the first Friday of March, with cleansings for the coming year.
About The brujos of Catemaco
Catemaco, a town on a lake in Veracruz, Mexico, has a long reputation as a centre of brujeria, or witchcraft, and healing. On the first Friday of March a convention of brujos and curanderos is held on nearby Cerro del Mono Blanco, in a ceremony that includes cleansing rites, readings and predictions for the year. It began in the 1970s and draws tourists, and local people debate whether it is a real gathering of practice or a show for visitors. Practitioners in the area work with herbs, candles, eggs, and Catholic saints along with Indigenous and Afro-Mexican elements. Visitors are advised to seek recommended healers, since fake ones exist and the trade attracts fraud.
Entries tied to it
Also part of it, and being written: Catemaco (The town and its reputation.), Curanderismo (The folk healing tradition.).
Written by the EveryJaadu desk with AI assistance. Background: "Catemaco" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family, and are described as belief and practice. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.