Religion
Religion is a big part of the culture and habits of the citizens of La Garita. There is only one church in the town, La Parroquia de La Garita. The town celebrates all saints and the virgin of Guadalupe as most of Mexico, but every town has a special celebration or fair, "la feria," to the town's Patron, San Lázaro. Up to recently, the celebration for the patron was revived as it was forgotten with time and the popularity of the virgin to the municipality of Tamazula, la Virgen del Sagrario.
Each of the fairs have a specific amount of days for the celebration with different things done in honor of the patron or virgin on each day plus entertainment. The popularity of each brings tourists and visitors to the town increasing the entertainment value from concerts with the best bands, mariachi bands, and pop stars that Mexico has to offer. The celebration of the "Virgen del Sagrario" is done from the 20th of November to the 30th of November each year. For the town's patron, "San Lázaro," it begins on the l7th to the 22nd of December each year.
About 89% of the citizens of La Garita consider themselves Catholics, while there are 11% which either don't associate with a specific religion or are Christian. The number of Christians is growing each year and currently sits at about 5% that is composed of Baptist, Pentecostal, and Jehovah's witness.
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