ates ▁several ▁festiv als ▁and ▁fe ast ▁days . ▁Car nav al ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁L ent ▁the ▁festival ▁includes ▁a ▁para de ▁and ▁performances . ▁The ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Fair ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁mid ▁June . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁para de ▁and ▁dan cing ▁in ▁the ▁stands , ▁and ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁wear ▁local ▁cost umes . ▁The ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁includes ▁streets ▁decor ated ▁with ▁ro sem ary , ▁inc ense ▁and ▁alt ars ; ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁religious ▁process ion . ▁The ▁Festival ▁of ▁El ▁P ilar ▁celebr ates ▁the ▁Vir gen ▁del ▁P ilar , ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Security ▁Forces ; ▁the ▁icon ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁San ▁Juan ▁B aut ista . ▁Cru ces ▁de ▁May o ▁ch ic lan eras ▁festival ▁occurs ▁in ▁May ▁with ▁a ▁process ion . ▁Typ ically , ▁cour ty ards ▁are ▁decor ated ▁with ▁flowers ▁and ▁religious ▁symbols . ▁The ▁Festival ▁of ▁Par pu ja ▁occurs ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁g ala ▁attended ▁by ▁the ▁leading ▁national ▁figures ▁of ▁fl amen co ▁such ▁as ▁José ▁Mer cé , ▁R anc ap ino , ▁and ▁others . ▁Trad itional ▁food s ▁are ▁accompanied ▁by ▁w ines ▁from ▁Ch ic l ana . ▁ ▁Fe ast ▁days ▁are ▁celebrated ▁as ▁r ites ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁religion . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁San ▁Juan ▁B aut ista , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 3 – 2 4 ▁June , ▁in