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Culture & Traditions
Culture & Traditions
Traditional Christmas Recipes
Atole   Atole, word that comes from the Aztec -Nahuatl atolli... Read More Buñuelos de Navidad -Christmas Sweet Fritters Boil one tablespoon anisette in a cup of water and leave to cool. Mix.. Read More Chocolate Caliente Heat  milk over medium flame. Break  chocolate into ... Read MoreCulture & Traditions
Traditional Posada Songs
  These are the traditional verses sung in the Posada. The first group of neighbors that are asking for shelter would sing the verses on the first column. The neighbors responding, either denying shelter or offering their house, would sing the verses on the second column.          Â... Read MoreCulture & Traditions
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 of putting up a Christmas tree has become very popular, the real Mexican tradition consists of setting up a nativity scen... Read MoreCulture & Traditions
The Piñata
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 conquest meant not only taking over territories that had recently been discovered as America, but it was also the imposition of a language, Spanish customs... Read MoreCulture & Traditions
La Adelita Mexican Revolution Song
La Adelita is one of the most famous and representative ballads of the Mexican Revolution. It was composed in honor of all the women who participated in the revolutionary war. Since then an Adelita has come to signify a woman soldier, or soldadera, as well as a brave woman. En lo alto... Read MoreFind articles and news about Mexico.
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