Category: Culture

Chiles en Nogada and Mexican Independence

Chiles en Nogada is a colorful dish of green, white, and red, that is traditionally served during the month of September, to celebrate the independence of Mexico... Read More »

The Church of San Francisco - Not in California

Saintly feasts like this one at the church of San Francisco is one of the many kinds of festivals that are celebrated in Mexican cities... Read More »

There's Always Something to Celebrate in Mexico

There's Always Something to Celebrate in Mexico. September is the best time to celebrate Independence at the hundreds-year-old Cathedral of San Nicolas de Tolentino... Read More »

Saltillo's Museo de la Catrina

Saltillo's Museo de la Catrina was commissioned to better preserve the old Mexican tradition of paying homage to the dead... Read More »

Saltillo's Summer Fair (Feria) It's Not Bad

While there was a plethora of international aspects to Saltillo's annual two-week summer fair and festival, there was plenty of Mexican culture to go around... Read More »

The Mexican Serape Blanket

In 1519, when Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico, the Aztecs were wearing Serape type garments made of cotton and agave cactus, dyed with fruits and insects... Read More »

How Is Valentine's Day Celebrated In Mexico?

Valentine's Day in Mexico is called Dia del Amor y la Amistad, or the Day of Love and Friendship. Mexico celebrates romantic relationships & close friendships... Read More »

Mexico Celebrates Dia de la Raza on October Twelfth

October twelfth is Dia de la Raza in Mexico. Since 1928 this day has honored the diversity of the many cultures that have intertwined to create the Meztizo people of Mexico... Read More »

Celebrating Autumnal Equinox Chichen Itza

For thousands of years, onlookers have gathered in the center of Mexico's Yucatan region, at Chichen Itza, to celebrate the spring and fall equinoxes... Read More »

Mexico Independence Holiday September Fifteenth

On September 15th, at the National Palace, in Mexico City, at 11 pm, the President of Mexico, will ring a bell and shout out a Mexican cry of patriotism, ¡Viva Mexico, viva la independencia!.. Read More »