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Culture
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Traditions Index
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Tradiciones Mexicanas:
Celebrando el Año Nuevo en México 
Fuegos
artificiales, campanas al vuelo, 12 uvas, cena en
familia, vino espumoso, abrazos y música conforman
el escenario de una habitual celebración de Año
Nuevo...
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Mexican
Traditions: Celebrating New Year's Eve in Mexico
Fireworks, ringing bells, 12 grapes, a
family dinner, sparkling wine, hugs and music set the stage for a typical New
Year's celebration in Mexico
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New Year's Rituals in
Mexico
The Mexican culture, so rich in
traditions, year-end rituals are an important part of popular
belief for finding love, money, good luck, following are a few
examples...
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Rituales de Año Nuevo en México
Los ritos de fin de año forman parte
importante de las creencias populares para encontrar el amor, el
dinero, la buena suerte ...
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Three Kings Day
So every year, on January 6, families all across Mexico gather around their tables to share the rosca de reyes.
And now, instead of finding a lima bean...
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Carnivals of Mexico Los Carnavales de Mexico
The festive tradition arrived to our country
toward the end of the 19th century; hence, the beginning of the carnivals.
And it was precisely in the port of
Veracruz, a land known for crazy parties, where the
Veracruzanos
celebrated
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Celebrating the Day
of the Dead
Since pre Columbian times, El Día de los Muertos,
the Day of the Dead has been celebrated in Mexico, as in other
Latin countries. ...it is the day in which the living remember
their departed relatives.
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Christmas in Mexico
What a wonderful season December is in Mexico: Piñatas, Pastorelas, Posadas....The first of nine posadas is held on December 16..... In
Mexico City they go to the Alameda Park, where dozens of photographers and vendors gather to offer their goods.
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El Tequila
Agave is a plant species that instantly brings
to mind images of Mexico and represents the essence
of being Mexican. A sacred beverage was obtained
from the agave which could only be enjoyed on
special occasions by the tlatoanis or rulers,
priests or the elders.
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Common
Misconceptions About the Day of the Dead
It is not
the Mexican version of Halloween. Mexicans have celebrated the
Day of the Dead since the year 1800 B.C...
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Day of the Dead Offering
in
English
The sound of the rain, the smell
of wet earth, the heat of fire, the color of the sky glowing in
the afternoon and the taste of hot coffee: all sensory
experiences .....as we go through our life on earth.
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Day of the Dead Offering in
Spanish
El sonido de la lluvia, el
olor de la tierra mojada, el calor del fuego, el color del cielo
arrebolado en la tarde y el sabor del café caliente: sensoriales
experiencias .... a través del recorrido por la vida terrena que
transitamos..
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December 12 Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe
On the day
before the
great
celebration,
thousands
and
thousands of
people start
to arrive.
Many of them
make the
trip from
their place
of origin by
bicycle.
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La Ofrenda
Ofendas are an essential part of the Day of the Dead
celebrations. The word ofrenda means offering in Spanish...food
is specially prepared for the souls.
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May 3: Day of the Holy Cross
Holy Cross Day is celebrated everywhere in Mexico on May 3. Curiously, it has become the feast day of masons. Here's the story why.
Faithful Catholic Spaniards used to adorn a cross with flowers on this day and place it on top of their houses. Later, the Spanish missionaries brought this tradition to our country.
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Pre-Columbian Mexican Cuisine
The richness of colors, flavors and aromas acquired by Mexican
cuisine can be imagined...However, the variety coincides in some
respects, such as the trilogy of corn, beans and chile as
a staple of the common man in all the pre-Hispanic
cultures of Mexico
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Semana Santa in Mexico
In just one day, more than a million visitors come to a small
district to watch a 150-year-old tradition. Semana Santa in
Mexico. What is behind this event? What motivates the
inhabitants to go through this...
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The Mexican Revolution
On November 20, 2011 Mexico celebrates de Centennial Anniversary of its Revolutionary War.
On this date in the year 1910 the war overthrow dictator Profirio Diaz began...
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The Mexican Revolution Facts
The Mexican Revolution war began the 20th of November 1910
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Three Kings Day
So every year, on January 6, families all across Mexico gather around their tables to share the rosca de reyes.
And now, instead of finding a lima bean...
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Valentine's Day In Mexico San
Valentin en Mexico
Since pre-Columbian times Mexicans regard
friendship very highly, considering it a precious gift of life.
Nowadays in Mexico, as in the rest of the world, we celebrate on
February 14
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Valentine’s
Day Celebrating Love & Friendship
Maybe that’s why we’ve embraced
Valentine’s Day with such enthusiasm
every February 14th, a
date that many consider somewhat commercial, but one that we’ve
enriched with our traditions
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16 de Septiembre El Grito de Independencia
El
Grito every 16th
of September is the Mexican Fiesta par excellence! On this day Mexicans all over the world celebrate Mexico’s independence from Spanish rule.
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