Carry on the Tradition: Stage Your Own Pastorela
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 ...
New Years Rituals in Mexico
With the arrival of a new year in Mexico, hopes for better times also arrive. In the Mexican culture, so full of traditions, year-end rituals are an ...
Teaching in Mexico : Christmas in Mexico
Christmas in Mexico -- my first year in the country, I thought that was an oxymoron. How could it ever feel like Christmas here without snow ...
Traditional Christmas Recipes
The best Mexican Christmas recipes for you to try. From Punch to Tamales here you will find easy traditional recipes. Atole Atole, a word that ...
Nacimientos: A Christmas Tradition
Nacimientos made of wood, pottery, everlasting flowers, fruits, basketry, glass, wax or tinplate, Mexican nativity scenes possess a charm all their own. Although the custom ...
Las Pastorelas A Centuries Old Christmas Tradition
Spanish In Mexico, Christmas is the best season of the year. With the fiesta-loving, lively nature that sets us apart, we Mexicans have styled this ...
December 28 April Fools in Mexico
The Day of the Holy Innocents (Día de los Santos Inocentes), on December 28, commemorates the biblical story of King Herod’s orders to execute male babies ...
Pavo Relleno de Navidad: Stuffed Turkey
Pavo Relleno de Navidad: Stuffed Turkey 1 6-8 lb turkey 2 tb butter 1 onion chopped 1 clove garlic chopped 2 lbs ground pork 1 ...
Noche Buena Christmas in Mexico
by May Herz What a wonderful season Christmas is in Mexico: Piñatas, Pastorelas, Posadas.... We have just finished the Día de Muertos festivities, and now ...
Buñuelos de Navidad Recipe – Christmas Sweet Fritters
10 servings Ingredients 2 cups water 1 lb. flour 2 whole eggs 1 egg yolk 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp anisette 9 oz. lard ...
