Las Posadas: Mexico’s Christmas Processions and Their Meaning
Las Posadas: Mexico’s Christmas Processions and Their Meaning In Mexico, the Christmas season officially begins on December 16 with Las Posadas, nine beautiful nights of ...
Noche Buena Christmas in Mexico
If you wonder how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico, the answer is: with color, music, and deep-rooted traditions. Our festive season is filled with piñatas, ...
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 ...
Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls
Sugar Skulls are one of the most popular and iconic symbols of the Day of the Dead Celebration. When the Day of the Dead festivities ...
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 ...
El Dia de Muertos
¿Qué se celebra el Día de los Muertos? Durante esta festividad del Día de Muertos se recuerda a los difuntos y según las creencias ...
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 ...
Jose Guadalupe Posada: Creator of La Catrina
José Guadalupe Posada, an ingenious and original artist, lived during one of the most turbulent times in Mexico. He knew how to capture the ...
