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    Uriangato

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    Uriangato

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    Town 10 km southwest of Yuriria

    A textile town whose Octava Noche in early October covers kilometers of streets in sawdust-and-flower carpets.

    Uriangato is a busy town just south of Yuriria, part of a small metropolitan area it shares with Moroleón and Yuriria. It was founded on February 20, 1604, as San Miguel Uriangato by a royal decree of King Philip III, and its name is usually explained from Purépecha as something like "the place where the sun sets up high", a reference to the hills that frame the town.

    Most of the year Uriangato is known for textiles: shops, factories and commercial plazas sell clothing wholesale and retail to buyers from all over Mexico. But in early October the town transforms. For the Octava Noche, the closing night of the festivities for its patron, Saint Michael the Archangel, residents cover kilometers of streets with enormous carpets of dyed sawdust and flowers, decorate the route with altars and lights, and send paper hot-air lanterns into the sky. The religious procession then walks over the carpets, erasing weeks of work in a few hours.

    The tradition dates from the 1960s, has been declared intangible cultural heritage of Guanajuato, and has become part of an international effort to have ephemeral carpet-making recognized by UNESCO. In recent years the route has stretched for around five kilometers, made by hundreds of artisans and volunteers and watched by tens of thousands of visitors.

    What to see and do

    See the sawdust-and-flower carpets of the Octava Noche in early October.
    Watch the procession of San Miguel Arcángel and the paper lanterns rising at night.
    Visit the neoclassical Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel.
    Shop for clothing in the town's textile stores and commercial plazas.

    Getting there

    Uriangato is about 10 km south of Yuriria, roughly 15 minutes by car; frequent buses and colectivos link the two towns and Moroleón. On the Octava Noche, roads into the center close and crowds are huge, so arrive in the afternoon to see the carpets before the procession and plan to walk.

    10 km southwest of Yuriria

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