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Noche Buena Christmas in Mexico

May2022-12-13T19:47:14+00:00Christmas Navidad, Culture & Traditions|

You might ask how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico. In Mexico Christmas is a wonderful season full of traditions. We have Piñatas, Pastorelas, Posadas, Food.... ...

Easy Tamales Recipe

May2022-12-21T16:31:20+00:00Culture & Traditions, Food & Recipes|

Traditional Tamales Recipe Tamal or the plural Tamales is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamal corn, which is steamed ...

The Piñata

May2022-12-13T19:46:25+00:00Arts, Christmas Navidad, Culture & Traditions, Holidays|

Spanish When the first missionaries arrived in Mexico, they were faced with a very different way of life than the one they were used to. The ...

¡Ya Vienen Los Reyes Magos! The Three Wise Men Are Coming!

May2022-12-13T19:49:24+00:00Christmas Navidad, Holidays, Los Reyes Magos|

The Three Wise Men Day Dia de Reyes After New Year's Day, Mexican families still have a very special date to commemorate and enjoy. On ...

Carry on the Tradition: Stage Your Own Pastorela

May2022-12-13T19:48:03+00:00Christmas Navidad, Holidays|

Read it in Spanish by Angelica Galicia Writing and staging a pastorela is a highly entertaining activity, and because of this, almost every Mexican school produces one with ...

Day of the Dead El Dia de Muertos

May2022-09-19T18:51:48+00:00Culture & Traditions, Day of the Dead, Holidays|

Day of the Dead: Celebration, History & Origins Who celebrates the Day of the Dead? From pre-Columbian times, El Día de los Muertos, the Day ...

Mexican Independence Day 16 de Septiembre

May2022-09-16T20:22:33+00:00Holidays, September 16 Mexican Independence|

El Grito every 16th of September is the Mexican Fiesta par excellence! On this day Mexicans all over the world ...

The Day of the Dead Ofrenda

May2022-09-19T19:45:00+00:00Culture & Traditions, Day of the Dead|

Ofrendas are an essential part of the Day of the Dead celebrations. The word ofrenda means offering in Spanish. They are also called altares ...

Don Miguel Hidalgo: Father of Our Independence

May2022-09-16T23:34:09+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY, Reference & History, September 16 Mexican Independence|

Father of Mexico's Independence by Angie Galicia Late one September evening the name of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla became forever engraved in Mexico's history. Since that ...