The festivities are celebrated in honor of Saint Ana, Patroness of Nindirí, also known as the "Grandmother Santa Ana"; It is a festival full of colors and traditions, where the essence of being from Nindiricense is evident. It is celebrated from July 24 to 28.
The main day is July 26, the party begins with the traditional lowering of his image, in a solemn mass. Later in the company of his devotees and dancers from the different groups of chinegros, he goes out in procession to go through the main streets of Nindirí. In the march of 26, the image of Santa Ana is accompanied by the image of Santiago.
The religious celebration is very elegant as the temple is adorned with its best floral decorations. The detonations of rockets and mortars, as well as the bands of philharmonics, put the touch of joy from the early hours when the celebration begins. Visitors can participate in the hubbub of each of the different cultural activities that are part of these religious and popular festivities, including:
The bullfight and the top: the horsemen, wearing their best outfits and horses, shine through the main streets of the city showing their skills.
Dance of the chinegros: It represents the identity of a culture of its own and is linked to the colonial era. It is a dance where the mockery and ridicule of the Spanish soldiers and their performances with the people is revealed.
His dancers are promising with their faces painted black, they dance and hit each other with wooden slits, the weapon that was used in ancient fights. When the chinegro puts the slit under his arm it means that he surrenders in combat.
The contest for the election of the Queen of the Patron Saint Festivities and the bride of the equestrian.
Another important tradition is the Cyrenees of Nindirí, a tradition inspired by Simon of Cyrene, who helped Christ carry the cross on the way to Calvary, according to the biblical story, and consists of men, women, young people and children dressing in tunics. , cords and cloaks typical of Jewish clothing and with a cross or a bundle of firewood on their shoulders, meet in front of the Santa Ana parish and when the bells ring at 12 noon, run out to mark the streets through which the procession will pass. of the night.
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