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"Entrada de Santos": a mix of culture and religion

going around the park with flowers and music to do honor to the saint.

•Ox carts Parade: This part of the festival is usually celebrated on a Sunday. The rural areas of the town will exhibit their bulls to the town. Oxcarts represent the labor force of our past ancestors. This tradition celebrates the rebuilding of the church in San Ramon. After the church was destroyed by an earthquake, the new pieces were brought from Germany to Costa Rica. Several ox carts with bulls had to carry the materials from Puntarenas to San Ramon.

Usually, the festival has a daily program with music on the main stage including the activities that I just mentioned. It’s a very cultural experience. You will see a town alive with a lot of people, families, and youth also involved in the traditions. It’s the time of the year where people that live far come and visit their families and share in the festival.

My best memories of my child/teen years are from this 2 weeks of the year. So if you are planning to visit San Ramon, Costa Rica, consider coming during the last 2 weeks in August.

Adapted from: https://exploretikizia.com/traditionals-festivals-san-ramon-costa-rica/

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