They are preparing for a radish-carving festival that in 2017 celebrated its 120th anniversary in Oaxaca, Mexico. Rojas and his friend Antonio Aquino continue to carve away at radishes ...

City maintenance workers protest near the site where Oaxaca’s canceled radish carving festival was to be held. They said the government’s reason for calling off the event wasn’t true. (Cody ...

While the birth of the Festival is unclear ... and was brought to Mexico by the Spaniards). In 1897, the mayor of Oaxaca inaugurated the first exhibition of radish art. Christmas in Oaxaca without the ...

Elisabeth Malkin is a journalist who has lived in Mexico for three decades and visits Oaxaca as often as she ... The city hosts festivals year round, but it’s especially joyous in December ...

Chinelo dances dating to prehispanic times, fireworks and a food festival are part of the fun. Night of the Radishes — Oaxaca (December) Christmas in Mexico involves celebrating for weeks on end ...

They are preparing for a radish-carving festival that in 2017 celebrated its 120th anniversary in Oaxaca, Mexico. Rojas and his friend Antonio Aquino continue to carve away at radishes ...