Jalogüín

The kids'll be jalogüineando in both the centro comercial area of Ixtapa and in first block of the old Centro de Zihuatanejo area including the waterfront. Since the kids here don't even know the date for "jalogüín", they'll be doing it for more than one night. While it isn't a local custom or tradition, foreigners, U.S. TV and movies, mass marketing and folks from the cities have brought it here, but it is not understood very well. The kids only know that if they dress up and carry a bag or a plastic jack-o-lantern some restaurants and stores may give them candy and the gringos will probably give them money. That's what jalogüín is to Zihuatanejo kids. Deborah's Restaurant in Ixtapa is having a special dinner, and she usually gets lots of kids passing by, so it's a good staging area for parents.