Editing Tula de Allende (section)

==Culture and education== 
Eighty seven percent of the population is Catholic, with most of the rest practicing some form of Catholicism. The main feast day is dedicated to [[Saint Joseph]] on March 19. There is also a large annual pilgrimage from here to the [[Basilica of Guadalupe]] in Mexico City with many traveling by foot.<ref name=planmuni/>

Traditional garb for men consists of pants and shirt made of undyed cotton cloth along with a sombrero. Women's traditional dress is a dress made of the some cloth often with a crinoline skirt underneath, decorated with ribbons and embroidery although beads and sequins are also used. A wool rebozo is common in the winter. For [[charreada]] events, men can be seen in [[charro]] outfits and women in [[China Poblana]] dress.<ref name=planmuni/>

Traditional dishes of the area include [[barbacoa]], [[carnitas]], [[pulque]], [[nopal cactus]] with eggs, beans with [[epazote]] and [[mixote]] but the area is known for dishes made with escamoles (ant eggs) as well as mezcal worms which are both seasonal. [[Mexican street food|Street food]] such as [[gordita]]s is popular in the local markets.<ref name=planmuni/><ref name=atello/>
The most important museum in the municipality is the site museum for the Tula archeological site called the Jorge R. Acosta Museum, which is run by INAH.<ref name=planmuni/>

The municipality has 73 preschools, 66 primary schools, 30 middle schools, thirteen high schools and at higher level the [[Universidad Politecnica de la Energia]] and the [[Universidad Tecnológica de Tula-Tepeji]],<ref name=officialSite>{{cite web |url= http://www.uttt.edu.mx |title=Universidad Tecnológica de Tula - Tepeji|publisher=Government of Hidalgo |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Technological University of Tula-Tepeji|access-date=August 2, 2013 }}</ref> with a total of about thirty thousand students. This is sufficient for the lower levels but not for higher education.<ref name=planmuni/>