Municipal authorities emphasized that Saucito First Wind is a deeply rooted tradition that goes beyond strictly religious observance to become a space for community gathering, cultural exchange, and tourism promotion. They noted that celebrations of this kind help diversify the cultural offerings of the state capital, attract domestic visitors, and strengthen recognition of the city as a destination where heritage, spirituality, and living artistic expressions converge.
The festival also marks the beginning of the annual calendar of festivities dedicated to the Lord of Saucito, a devotional figure regarded in local tradition as the “first wind,” a symbol evoking the start of a spiritual and festive cycle that unfolds throughout the year. This symbolic dimension gives the event a ceremonial character that weaves together religious, historical, and community elements, turning it into an identity landmark that reinforces a sense of belonging among participants and spectators alike.
This year’s edition featured traditional dances representing different regions and worldviews, including Chichimeca, Aztec, Danza de Pluma, Matachines, and Guadalupan Conquest dances—each with its own ritual, musical, and choreographic narrative. The diversity of expressions on display reflects the country’s cultural richness and highlights the festival’s role as a platform for safeguarding and promoting traditional manifestations that constitute a living heritage. Coordination among the participating groups, volunteers, and municipal authorities ensured the event unfolded with order and solemnity, preserving both its ceremonial essence and festive spirit.
The City Government, led by Mayor Enrique Galindo Ceballos, reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the preservation and promotion of this celebration, acknowledging its historical importance and its potential as a driver of cultural and tourism development. The municipal administration underscored that strengthening traditions like this not only protects the city’s intangible legacy, but also boosts the local economy through increased visitation, commercial activity, and broader media visibility for the destination.
Now firmly established as a hallmark of the Potosí cultural calendar, the National Traditional Dance Festival Saucito First Wind stands as an example of how traditional celebrations can become strategic tools for sustainable tourism development while preserving the spiritual and community essence from which they originated. The strong turnout recorded in this edition confirms the vitality of the tradition and its ability to continue transmitting cultural, historical, and devotional values to new generations, further reinforcing San Luis Potosí’s role as a custodian of a cultural heritage that remains alive and continually evolving.
Finally, it is important to emphasize that the promoters and entities associated with this celebration are members of the World Religious Tourism Network, an international program of the Tourism and Society Think Tank that brings together destinations, institutions, and initiatives committed to promoting spiritual, cultural, and identity heritage through sustainable tourism strategies, thereby strengthening the festival’s global projection and its integration into specialized international circuits.
