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Mexican festivals

Mexico’s festivals mix Indigenous, Catholic and national traditions. These all fit the Mexico × Festival square from a past Overlaple puzzle.

This pair comes from a past Overlaple puzzle: Monday, 28 September 2026, where “Mexico” and “Festival” met in one square. That page lists the best answers players gave.

Jev, the AI judge that scores Overlaple, says whether it fits both.

15 things that fit both

  1. Day of the DeadDía de Muertos: altars, marigolds and sugar skulls to welcome back the dead.
  2. GuelaguetzaOaxaca’s July festival of regional dances.
  3. Las PosadasNine nights before Christmas re-enacting the search for shelter.
  4. Cinco de MayoMarks the 1862 Battle of Puebla, celebrated most in Puebla.
  5. Grito de DoloresThe cry that opens Independence Day celebrations on 15–16 September.
  6. Mazatlán CarnivalOne of the largest carnivals in Mexico.
  7. Veracruz CarnivalA week of parades and music before Lent.
  8. Night of the RadishesOaxaca carves giant radishes into scenes every 23 December.
  9. Día de la Candelaria2 February: families share tamales.
  10. Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe12 December: millions of pilgrims visit the basilica in Mexico City.
  11. Festival Internacional CervantinoGuanajuato’s big arts festival every October.
  12. Hanal PixánThe Maya Day of the Dead in Yucatán.
  13. Fiesta Grande de Chiapa de CorzoJanuary festival with masked Parachico dancers.
  14. Día de ReyesThree Kings’ Day on 6 January, with rosca de reyes bread.
  15. Feria de San MarcosAguascalientes’ huge spring fair.

Like finding things that fit two categories? That is the whole idea of Overlaple, a free daily 3×3 word puzzle: each square is where a row category meets a column category, and you name one thing that fits both. An AI judge scores every answer.

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