Sacramento’s Fairytale Town, located at 3901 Land Park Drive, hosted the colorful and ethnically rich International Celebration on Saturday. A day of international music and dance performances took place around Mother Goose Stage. With its colorful background, the stage provided a great setting for the many local acts showcasing Sacramento’s great cultural diversity. The Eastern Ways Martial Arts Chinese Lion Dancers and Bhaskar’s Arts Academy kicked off the International Celebration. The families attending were treated to morning performances. On such a hot day most visitors found shade underneath the many trees around Fairytale Town. The day was a fun outing for local families to come

Say the word Xilonen and most people will have never heard of the word, how to pronounce it or its meaning (I was one of those people). You can write dissertations on the subject but I’ll just provide a few facts here. Xilonen is a Nahuatl word, a Mesoamerican language still used mostly in parts of Central Mexico. Nahuatl was the language of the Aztecs. The word itself, Xilonen, means young tender ears of maíz (corn). Symbolically it is a rite of passage for young women and it seems to be a growing celebration in popularity. It is celebrated in major cities of California and as Maria Miranda said even in some places in Idaho. Sacramento has hosted Xilonen celebrations for over 30 years. M