Traditions
Mexico is a country with a very rich history, wich is reflected in the customs and traditions that its citizens honor and of wich they are very proud.
Join us this journey trhought the most popular customs and traditions of Mexico that identify in trhoughout the world.
Culture
Day of the Dead
It is celebrated each year throughout the country between November 1 and 2, with some regional variations. It consists of placing an offering with photos of relatives and loved ones who have passed away.
The representative elements of the offerings with the cempazúchitl flower, confetti, incense and food to the liking of the honoree, as well as sugar skulls with the names of the living.
Kings Day
On January 6 of each year, Mexican families gather to eat the Rosca de Reyes, made of sweet bread with caramelised fruits and that inside it carries a plastic or ceramic doll.
The thread is cut into several pieces and distributed among the attendees, whoever has taken the doll in its portion, will be the one who invites the tamales on Candlemas Day.
Customs
Candlemas Day
Its celebrated every year on February 2 to entertain the Virgen of the Candelaria. The traditional dishes of the festival are atole and tamales.
The festival consists of the purification of the Virgin and dressing the child God to bless him in the church. It is one of the most important traditions in Mexico.
Guelaguetza
It is a celebration that takes place in the State of Oaxaca and involves dancers from the eight regions of the same. These dancers practice traditional dances for a week to the rhythm of the music of the wind. It is one of the oldest traditions in Mexico and is celebrated on the Cerro del Fortín in Oaxaca.
Among the dances that are presented are the Sones Serranos Feather Dance, the Flor de Piña Dance, the Mixtec Syrup and the Sandug.
Root
Voladores of papantla
It takes place in the town of Papantla Veracruz. Participants must climb a 30-meter high log after having performed a series of dances and movements. Being at the top, they must descend tied to a rope while they turn and the bodyguard plays his flute at the top of the pole.
The voladores wear a distinctive costume and despite being a Veracruz custom, it has been exported to the rest of Mexico due to its popularity.
The mariachi
El mariachi es el género musical más famoso de México. Esta expresión musical y cultural ha sido de las más difundid
History
Independence of Mexico
El 15 de septiembre se celebra la Independencia de México. Esa misma noche, el presidente del país da el famoso “Grito de Dolores” en el Palacio Nacional. Es una fiesta llena de tradición e donde se disfruta de la música y comida típica del país. El día siguiente se da el desfile militar y el pase de lista de las fuerzas armadas.
La Independencia de México fue un proceso de la revolución político y social, comenzó el 16 de semptiembre de 1810 con el conocido grito de Dolores y el levantamiento en armas de los habitantes indígenas y campesinos del pueblo convocados por el cura Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla y culminó el día 27 de septiembre de 1821.
Mexican Revolution
El 15 de septiembre se celebra la Independencia de México. Esa misma noche, el presidente del país da el famoso “Grito de Dolores” en el Palacio Nacional. Es una fiesta llena de tradición e donde se disfruta de la música y comida típica del país. El día siguiente se da el desfile militar y el pase de lista de las fuerzas armadas.
La Independencia de México fue un proceso de la revolución político y social, comenzó el 16 de semptiembre de 1810 con el conocido grito de Dolores y el levantamiento en armas de los habitantes indígenas y campesinos del pueblo convocados por el cura Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla y culminó el día 27 de septiembre de 1821.
