Each year, the ceremonial cycle begins with Xipe Totec better known as Colores, a celebration of the Mexica New Year and the arrival of spring. While the gathering welcomes the entire community, it holds special meaning for the young women completing their year-long Xilonen rite of passage. Through danza, storytelling, art, games, and community celebration, they are honored alongside the children of the community before embarking on the next stage of their ceremonial journey.

Throughout the year, the Xilonen participants receive guidance rooted in education, respect, responsibility, cultural identity, and community values. Their journey culminates during the Summer Solstice, when they are ceremonially recognized as they transition into young womanhood. Surrounded by family, elders, and the danza community, they are honored through prayer, song, danza, and the crowning of corn husks, a sacred symbol of growth, responsibility, and the enduring relationship between people, community, and the gifts of the earth.

Raised within these ceremonies from childhood, the responsibility of guiding these rites of passage was learned through years of observation, participation, and mentorship from parents, elders, and grandmothers. Today, that responsibility continues through the careful stewardship of these living traditions, ensuring each generation is welcomed, supported, and prepared for the journey ahead with the love and guidance of the entire community.