The December flower is the Easter or Christmas Flower. Its cheerful red color symbolizes Christmas. The gemstones for the month of December are zircon, topaz, lapis lazuli, and turquoise. People born in the month of December are versatile, confident, adventurous, and very positive. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius (born between November 21 and December 21) […]

  Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions that Latinos, Hispanics, and Americans with roots in Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries have made to US society and culture. . Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic-American champions who

Posadas are the representative parties that are celebrated 9 days before Christmas. They start on the 16th and the grand closing is on the 24th of December.  In Mexico, when we talk about posadas, we refer to the warm champurro, baskets of regional candy, tamales, Christmas songs, lights, and piñatas, but if we investigate further, we […]

In pre-Hispanic times the cult of death was one of the basic elements of the culture, when someone died, they were buried wrapped in a “petate” and their relatives organized a party in order to guide them on their way to eternal rest. In the same way, they placed food in an altar for them, […]

By: Minerva Gardea Lluhi Creations from Mexican artisans is a cultural reference full of colors and textures that can be easily recognized wherever they go. But where do these creations come from? Where are alebrijes born? The alebrije is a Mexican handicraft traditionally made with the cardboard technique, which consists of wire structures covered with […]