Dates Announced for Ensenada Beer Fest
The 2025 Ensenada Beer Fest will take place March 21st-22nd. The large festival will take place at the Riviera del Pacifico and feature dozens of craft breweries alongside local food and live entertainment. Follow the Ensenada Beer Fest Facebook page for tickets, updates, and more information.
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Día de Candelaria
February 2nd is Día de Candelaria, a Christian holiday that commemorates the day when Mary presented Jesus at the temple in Jerusalem for the first time. To understand how Día de Candelaria is celebrated in Mexico, you must go back to Día de los Reyes (or Three Kings Day), which is on January 6th. On Día de los Reyes, Mexicans eat a Rosca de Reyes (bread of kings). It’s a round, wreath-shaped cake that is decorated with dried and candied fruits. A figurine of Baby Jesus is baked inside the rosca. Whoever ends up with the Baby Jesus in their slice of cake has to host a party for friends and family on Día de Candelaria with the preferred food being tamales. While it’s considered good luck to receive the figurine of Jesus, it’s considered bad luck if you receive the figurine and fail to provide tamales for friends and family on February 2nd.
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El Cielo Winery Wins Big at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
El Cielo Resort & Winery in Valle de Guadalupe was named the most awarded winery at the 2024 México Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. The competition, which was held in San Luis Potosí in November 2024, celebrates the diversity and quality of Mexican wines and spirits as a part of the global Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, one of the most respected international wine competitions. At the 2024 event, where 841 wines and spirits were evaluated by 35 judges from 10 different countries, Valle de Guadalupe’s El Cielo distinguished itself by winning 13 medals.