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Fiesta de Santo Tomas Chichicastenango in Chichicastenango
Chichicastenango's Fiesta de Santo Tomas runs through December, with its most visible events, the Palo Volador pole dance, the Baile de los Micos, and processions honoring the town's patron saint, concentrated around December 21. The K'iche' Maya town's usual twice-weekly market expands considerably during the fiesta, and cofradias organize much of the event's religious structure.
Chichicastenango's Fiesta de Santo Tomas runs through much of December, building toward the town's patron saint day, though its best-known public events cluster around December 21, the winter solstice.