print email comment close Oaxaca's Tourist Guide: "Noche de Rábanos" (Radishes Night) - December 23rd URL: http://oaxaca-travel.com/guide/cultural.php?getdoc=true&lang=us&doc=home§ion=cultural&atractivo=10.08.10.06 Description: A brief description of this holiday celebrated in Oaxaca, Mexico, to honor the "tradition dat[ing] back to colonial times, when missionaries taught natives how to cultivate radishes." A few photographs are included. Also available in Spanish (use the "Cambiar de Idioma" button). Author: Zwollo, Juan Antonio Ruiz Library of Congress Subject Headings: Festivals -- Mexico Folk art Radishes LII Database Information: Record 10932 created by Dana Lubow on 10/14/2002 Last modification on 11/25/2002 Published: 10/14/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10932