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Wedding traditions of Oaxaca

Oaxaca is home to the Zapotec and Mixtec wedding, with the calenda procession and the guelaguetza spirit.

In the state of Oaxaca, about sixteen Indigenous peoples keep their own wedding customs. In the Zapotec Isthmus, weddings are held in a decorated hall, and women wear embroidered dress.

Oaxaca: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Oaxaca, Oax.
Photo: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

A calenda, a procession with a band, giant puppets and dancers, may announce the wedding. Guests bring gifts such as turkeys, sugar and chocolate.

Food

Mole, tamales and mezcal are served. In some villages, the family makes mole in great pots for hundreds of guests.

Wedding customs of Oaxaca

Also part of it, and being written: Calenda (A procession of Oaxaca.), Mole (A sauce served at feasts.), Zapotec peoples (A people of Oaxaca.), Mexican wedding (Customs.).

Communities and their weddings in Oaxaca

  • Zapotec Wedding feasts with music and bands.
  • Mixtec Villages with their own rites.

A wedding trail idea for Oaxaca

  1. Santo Domingo Church A baroque church.
  2. Zocalo The central plaza.
  3. Mercado Benito Juarez A market.
About this page

Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

KindRiteVowBetrothalGift customAttireAdornmentPerformanceFeast customBlessingPlayFamily roleSettingModern
StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding
🇲🇽 Oaxaca, MexicoOaxacan wedding A multi-day Catholic celebration in Oaxaca featuring mole, mezcal, and communal dancing.Feast custom · Engagement and betrothal

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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