Mazapan, the holiday dance dog in Oaxaca that has become viral

Social networks in Mexico were the ideal showcase for the grace of a dog named Mazapan conquered the state of Oaxaca.

It is a dog that lives in the historical center of this entity and has attracted the attention of having danced with people who celebrate traditions like the Guelaguetza of Oaxaca in July of each year.

Mazapan was recorded during the festivities called Las Calendas, which mark the beginning of the patron saint festivities in the central valleys. Women, called women of Oaxaca, in colorful costumes, dance in the streets while burning pyrotechnics.

That's how they captured Mazapán, turning to a woman who was wearing his head a basket with flowers and pyrotechnics.

After being recognized, the black Métis dog has been described as a "faithful friend" of Oaxaca.

Witnesses confirm that Mazapán always attends calends. "He runs barking behind the rockets, jumps to bite the sparks, gets tired and sits with his tongue on the outside … People who do not know him sometimes try to scare him, but he is part of the magic of our downtown tours.It has a lot of love, but if you see him in the street, give him some water and food, he will thank you very much, "have- they wrote on the Facebook page Libertad Oaxaca Oficial.

A supporter of the Facebook page has launched a petition on Change.org to collect signatures in order to make Mazapan a cultural image of Oaxaca.

"With the initiative to raise awareness about the respect, care and protection of animals in the state of Oaxaca," Mazapán el Calendero ", now known, will become a cultural figure of the calendars. Oaxaca and the image of thousands of stray dogs abandoned and mistreated ".

With the petition, they seek to make people aware that they are beings "who feel, live emotions, deserve respect and solicitude, also create culture in the citizenship of the importance of sterilizing pets and be responsible in their care, which would help a significant reduction stray dogs who suffer sadly from day to day, and so give an example to other places and states, "they write in the petition.

Mazapan is also an athlete

This Sunday, February 10, users of social networks captured Mazapán as part of a sports career in the historic center of Oaxaca, where stray dog He ran 5 kilometers.