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Whether it’s a local party or a massive national festival, nothing’s more frustrating than missing out on major events on your travels. To make sure you’re at the most exciting events in Mexico check out the HostelBookers roundup of what’s happening when. We’ve got the lot covered!
Shadows Fall on the Pyramid
Chichen Itza Equinox - Mexico
When: 18 March 2010 - 22 March 2010
The ancient site of Chichen Itza is impressive enough at the best of times. But there are four days of the year in particular when it’s revealed in all its true celestial glory, and its otherworldly beauty is even more pronounced than usual.
The Spring and Autumn Equinoxes are the two days of the year when day and night are equal in length. And these events in the calendar held such significance to the Mayan people that they constructed a huge pyramid in honor of it. On the 20th and 21st of March, and the 21st and 22nd of September, the shadows that the pyramid casts create a diamond-backed, snake-like creature that creeps down one side of the building towards the well of sacrifice.
Thousands show up at each equinox to see this incredible feat of engineering and architecture that dates back to 1500BC. The atmosphere is generally quiet – almost to the point of reverence – and the experience remains etched into the mind of all who go.
