Virgen de la Candelaria en el Istmo (Ixhuatán)

Communities in Oaxaca's Isthmus region, including San Francisco Ixhuatán near Juchitán, hold week-long patronal festivities honoring the Virgen de la Candelaria in late January and early February. The celebration mixes religious devotion with regional commerce, traditional Zapotec dress, music, and street markets in the town's central streets. It is one of several Candelaria feasts held across Oaxaca around February 2. (Date shown is estimated from the event's typical annual timing — confirm with the organizer closer to the date.)