Danza Matachines
Matachines gather each December at Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepción de Acuña in honor of two important dates in the Catholic Calendar that honor Mary, to whom the Mission is dedicated: the Feast of the Annunciation and the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Each group of Matachines represents a parish from the Archdiocese of San Antonio and each group creates their own costumes and special dance to honor Mary. They begin with a procession to the river, then return to the Mission to enter the church one group at a time to perform their dance of homage.
Danza Matachines
Matachines gather each December at Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepción de Acuña in honor of two important dates in the Catholic Calendar that honor Mary, to whom the Mission is dedicated: the Feast of the Annunciation and the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Each group of Matachines represents a parish from the Archdiocese of San Antonio and each group creates their own costumes and special dance to honor Mary. They begin with a procession to the river, then return to the Mission to enter the church one group at a time to perform their dance of homage.