Editing Sonsonate Department (section)

==Traditions==
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Years ago, there was an exchange of products between the inhabitants of Cuisnahuat (Sonsonate) and Jayaque (La Libertad). This involved mutual visits between the towns: Cuisnahuat visited Jayaque during the rainy season, and Jayaque visited Cuisnahuat during the dry season. Failure to complete the visit could lead to conflict between the towns.

To commemorate this, two annual pilgrimages are held: from Cuisnahuat to Jayaque in July (rainy season) and from Jayaque to Cuisnahuat in November (dry season). During these months, each town celebrates its patron saint festivities, enhanced by the presence of the “Cumpas”, referred to as Saints and Siblings.

Another Sonsonate tradition is the “candle of the stick”, which takes place towards the end of the year. The city's mayor appoints the “mayor of the night festivities”. The city mayor grants the “mayor of the night festivities” authority to govern the city for one night. The first order issued by this temporary mayor is to “capture” anyone found outside their home within the city. Those “captured” must pay the “pasayuba bosu” (a Nahuat expression meaning ‘pay the ticket’). All money collected is donated to charity institutions.