Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The P'urhepecha, normally spelled Purepecha in Spanish and in English and sometimes referred to as Tarascans, are an indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of the Mexican state of Michoacan, principally in the area of the cities of Uruapan and Patzcuaro. There is an ongoing discussion about which term should be considered as the correct one. Many traditions live on, including the "Jimbani Uexurhina" or new year that is celebrated on February 1. The celebration has traditional indigenous and Catholic elements. The community lights a fire called the chijpiri jimbani or "new fire" as part of a ceremony that honors the four elements. Mass is also celebrated in the P'urhepecha language, and this is the feast day of "San Jeronimo Purechecuaro." The P'urhepecha calendar, like that of the Aztecs for the counting of days called "Xiuhpohualli," had 18 months of 20 days (veintenas) a year with 5 additional feast days.

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