▁wide ▁sk ir ts ▁decor ated ▁with ▁rib b ons , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Hat ▁Dance , ▁te qu ila , ▁and ▁the ▁wide ▁br im med ▁som br ero ▁hat . ▁ ▁Maria chi ▁and ▁other ▁music ▁ ▁Mexico ' s ▁best ▁known ▁music , ▁mar ia chi , ▁is ▁still ▁strongly ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁within ▁Mexico , ▁although ▁mar ia chi ▁bands ▁are ▁popular ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁myth ▁that ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁word ▁for ▁marriage , ▁as ▁the ▁word ▁existed ▁before ▁the ▁French ▁Inter vention ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁Its ▁true ▁origin ▁is ▁unknown ▁but ▁one ▁theory ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁origin . ▁Another ▁post ul ates ▁that ▁it ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁pron unci ation ▁of ▁a ▁common ▁mar ia chi ▁song ▁" Mar ía ▁ce ▁son ". ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁C oc ula , ▁and ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁band , ▁with ▁variations , ▁spread ▁into ▁S inal oa , ▁Mich o ac án , ▁Col ima , ▁N ay ar it ▁and ▁Z ac ate cas . ▁The ▁music ▁became ▁most ▁developed ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁Maria chi ▁Festival ▁in ▁September . ▁ ▁Other ▁common ▁folk ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁the ▁jar abe ▁and ▁the ▁son . ▁The ▁jar abe ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁music ▁which ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁h ymn ▁especially