Carnival in Puebla take place in the old neighborhoods and also in Downtown. The origin of the celebration goes back to the strong presence of native Nahua groups in the city since the beginning of the construction of Puebla by them. The natives working in the city and living next to the Spanish ruling caste of Puebla were segregated, so they made their own the Carnival celebrations, making fun of the high class by wearing clothes and masks satirizing high society.

CALENDER 2013

Exhibition "The Huehues"
From January 28 to February 1 from 11:00 to 19:30 hrs.
Lobby of City Theatre (Portal Hidalgo 14, Puebla City Hall).

Conference "Huehues"
Speaker: Eduardo Merlo
February 1, 12:30 hrs.
City Theatre (Portal Hidalgo 14, Puebla City Hall).

Carnival costumes runway
February 2, 18:00 hrs.
Zocalo Park

Huehues Parade
February 3, 18:00 hrs.

Route: Starts at "Gallito" clock (11 Sur street and Reforma Avenue) of Paseo Bravo Park and concludes Zocalo Park (16 Septiembre street and Reforma Avenue); pathway on Reforma Avenue.

Carnival Fiestas in Tlaxcala take place in different towns throughout the state. The origin of the celebrations goes back to times when local natives (Tlaxcaltecos), watching the Spanish landowners celebrating Carnival at luxurious parties from which they were excluded, made their own the Carnival celebrations, dancing on the streets, churches' atriums or plazas wearing colorful clothes and masks to make fun of the high class.

Dancers are grouped in “camadas” (dance group) of huehues (dancer in the singular), who dance in the streets and squares of the town for long periods of time have six basic costumes: Charros of Papalotla, Mazatecochco, Acuitapilco and Tepeyanco. Catrines of Santa Cruz Contla and Panotla.
Other groups are: Yauhquemecan crews; Chivarrudos of Zacatelco; Totolac Tapes and Toluca de Guadalupe knives.