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Sumptuary law

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church doors in Guadalajara handbills announcing that "our lady of Zapopan" would visit the churches of Guadal. in the following order & there followed a programme of dates giving the various churches from 2 to 6 or 8 days each according to their importance. In the churches services are held in her honor & she remains in Guadl till the [[strikethrough]] end of October [[/strikethrough]] end of the rainy season. The small image is then hauled back to Zapopan in a carraige and a church service & general celebration of the event follows


In 1886 a sumptuary law was published at Guadalajara ordering that "no male should appear in the streets without pants." Thereby prohibiting the wearing in town of the loose wide cotton (white) trousers or calzones as they are called in distinction to the pantalones. The common people therefore put on some kind of a garment over the calzones when they get to the garita or city gate. This law was passed because the calzones were supposed to be immodest. They are in general use in the country.