At the front of the procession is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Port of Veracruz, along with other important clergy in the region.
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People dress in traditional clothing and traditional foods such as arroz a la tumbada (rice cooked in fish broth), pescado a la veracruzana (fish, with tomatoes, olives, chillies, and onions), white gorditas (a sweet bread, about the size and shape of an English muffin, longaniza (a type of sausage), enchiladas, naranjas rellenas (stuffed oranges), and dulce de leche (similar to caramel candy).
His grandfather was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the south of France, and his mother’s family came form Tlacotalpan, Veracruz.