Fiestas de Santa Fe
Fiestas de Santa Fe is a festival held every autumn in Santa Fe, New Mexico, usually during the second week of September.
| Fiestas de Santa Fe | |
|---|---|
Zozobra and fire dancers at the Santa Fe Fiesta | |
| Official name | Fiestas de Santa Fe English translation: "Festival of Santa Fe" |
| Also called | Santa Fe Fiesta |
| Observed by | New Mexico |
| Type | Local, Historical, Cultural, Religious |
| Significance | First held on September 16, 1712, to commemorate Diego de Vargas' Bloodless reconquest of Santa Fe in Nuevo México |
| Celebrations | The lighting of Zozobra, processions, parades, and New Mexico music performances (typically mariachi) |
| Frequency | annual |
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