San Miguel de Allende, Gto., September 29, 2020.- In a historical event, almost a century after its beginning, for the first time the Traditional ALBORADA is being carried out virtually, in attention to the health contingency; Small groups of people from the representative neighborhoods of this festival participated: La Aurora, Valle del Maíz and La Estación.
Through a broadcast on television, radio, information web portals, and social networks, the activities of this celebration began with the traditional mañanitas to the city’s patron saint, San Miguel Arcángel, minutes before 9:00 at night from the emblematic Parish with a small number of parishioners.
Later, at 3:00 in the morning, the historian, Graciela Cruz, shared a review of the Alborada and important data about previous years in which a large number of San Miguel residents and visitors congregated in the Main Garden.
Twenty minutes later, the contingents from the three neighborhoods arrived at the first square of the city to walk and dance in the company of the band around the garden. With the first ringing of the bells of the public clock, at 4:00 AM sharp, the burning of pyrotechnics began.
