Mexican Traditions

Mexican culture celebrates their independence with a holiday and fireworks on Cinco de Mayo. The American ritual for independence is celebrated on July 4th also with a holiday and fireworks. Another ritual that is participated in annually by both Mexican and American cultures is the celebration of Christmas. Gift giving is a common ritual during the Christmas season. There are also some very unique rituals specific to each culture. For starters, one the most distinctive rituals in all of the World takes place in the Mexican culture, Dia de Los Muertos. Dia de Los Muertos is a celebration with masks like skulls and dancing honoring late ancestors. Another ritual specific to the Mexican culture is the holiday recognizing the Lady of the Guadalupe. The ritual feast remembers the sightings of her near present day Mexico City. American culture also contains some unique rituals. A very patriotic ritual takes place in the grade school class everyday; it is called the Pledge of Allegiance. This ritual instills patriotic values as well as teaching loyalty to thy nation. Thanksgiving is another example of a ritual not in Mexican culture that is in American culture.

In Mexico, Dia de los Muertos is a celebration to honor the dead. This holiday was made for people struggle with losing loved ones, and celebrating it was found to be a good way to help them cope. Families can be seen in the cemetery bringing festive gifts to memorialize lost members.

Mexico Independence Day is always celebrated on September 16th. Mexico gained their independence on September 16th, 1810. Many mexicans celebrate their independence day with fireworks. Many families also have fiestas on this special day in September. On this day people eat a lot of food and drink a lot of drinks. People also will gather around and dance and sing and play music on this day as well. Mexico’s Flags are also flown in the air on this day as well. People have lots of decorations of Mexico’s colors which is Red, White, and Green. Many people plant flowers this day as well. Usually the colors of the flowers are Red, White, & Green. Whistles are blown on this day as well and lots of screaming is done too. People

Mexico and Latin America celebrate “El Día de la Raza.” They celebrate this day in remembrance of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas. This day and month celebrates many nationalities of people having a common beginning, tradition, or language in the history of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Besides this throughout the month hispanics and latinos celebrate Hispanic Heritage through festivities, music, dancing, and food their Independence of their countries. Unlike us, we Americans celebrate our Independence day a little differently, like having cook outs, fire works, socializing, meeting up with friends and family, listening to music,and having fun. But overall it's the same idea like music, socializing, and eating

But Latinos are also passionate about the religious ritual that is honoring ancestors like“día de Los Muertos,” Hispanic Christmas or quinceaneras etc. Many of their traditions are practiced in a day of celebration to honor the spirit or person of the theme. These traditions come once each year and are practiced by celebrating in a gathering of friends and family together they honor the theme and giving thanks of celebration. As the typical Mexican family, Dia de Los Muertos and Christmas is a mandatory ceremony to honor the dead that have passed by altering a lighting vigil of candles and remember our loved ones. Christmas said is about celebrating the baby savior

Mexican culture dates far back as the 13th century. This is when the Aztecs were prevalent in northern mexico. Aztecs were a people who were all about war and honor. They made many enemies going to war with smaller tribes and brutally killed their enemies. In the 16th century the Aztecs Empire crumbled due to the invasion led by Hernan Cortez. Disease, superior weapons, and aid of the Aztec’s enemies were all contributing factors to the Aztecs downfall. Fast forward September 16th 1810 when Mexico gained its independence from Spain Mexico's identity started to develop. Mexican culture is defined by many things, its food, its language, its clothing, its art. However, There is one aspect that defines Mexican culture and that is family life. Mexicans have a very rich family life that defines the culture. The way that family is organized and the way each member acts can be traced back to the very beginning. It's a mixture of the indigenous peoples culture as well as the Spaniards culture. The indigenous peoples pass on their ideas of honor and machismo and the Spaniards pass on their ideas of catholicism, and family value and structure. I fit into this because I grew up on these ideas and my family still practices some of these ideas today.

Roman Catholic which takes up eighty two point seven percent of the population.Pentecostal, Evangelical, and Protestant Christianity take up six point six percent. Atheist of Agnostic take up for point seven percent. Jehovah’s Witness Christianity takes up one point four percent and Other beliefs take up four point six percent of the population. The most common and most practiced religion is roman catholic. The mexican roman catholic history is divided into two parts the colonial and the postcolonial. Mexico is the largest Catholic Country in the world it has 18 Ecclesiastical Provinces and 90 dioceses, they also have over 15,700 diocesan priests and over 45,000 people

For example, in Mexico it is usual to celebrate the day of the dead while in England everyone celebrates Halloween. So that, in Mexico the dead is celebrated in a fun way and to remember all dead people whom people loved while Halloween in England is usually for children to ask "Trick or Treat", and it is taken just as a party for the older people. Also, in Mexico there are a lot of religious traditions as the “Semana Santa”, “La Candelaria”, or “Los Reyes Magos” while in England they are not celebrated because its religion. Even, the Christmas is different in both places. In England on Christmas it is usually for people to put a real pine to be the Christmas tree, and it is always snowing, and they wait for Santa Claus.

Holidays are an important part of Latino culture, some holidays relate to the religious, while others relate to anniversaries of major battles in Mexican history. All the major catholic holidays are celebrated by Latinos such as Christmas, Lent and Easter as well as the Catholic rites of passage Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation.

In Mexico they celebrate their independence different. Mexican Independence Day is September 15th it is known as El Grito “the cry” or “the shout”. They celebrate El Grito with parades, festivals, feasts, and parties. Mexican Independence Day is split up into two different days.

As a little girl, I learned a lot about my Mexican heritage. I even joined my parents in their dance group and still involved in it today. Over the years it’s been so fun, and it helped me learn a lot about different Mexican counties. Who would've thought that I would learn so much just by dancing. I know it sounds crazy, but it’s the truth. Also being a little girl I learned about “Day Of The Dead” which in Spanish is called “dia de los muertos” which is a two day celebration. The day’s in which this takes place is September 1 and 2nd. September 1st we honor the children and September 2nd we honor the adults. When I was little I never fully understood why we celebrated people deaths. I always thought when someone dies we show our respects and grief about it, but throwing a whole

Christmas is a holiday celebrated by many countries around the world, and celebrated in various ways. The country Mexico not only celebrates Christmas in a distinctive way, but the country also has a different time span for the celebration of the special holiday, outside from the United States.

Mexico has a very interesting culture because it's not the usual fashion we wear in the U.S but it's the kind of fashion we will remember for decades because it explains who we are.Most of the people who live in Mexico are religious like me,we like to go church mostly every sunday,Mexico is known for our tequila which is a big part of our culture.Their culture involves of celebrating every saints birthdays especially 5 de Mayo where they decorate all the streets in 3 colors green, white and red witch are the colors of our flag.Our culture also involves our traditional food like mole, tamales, enchiladas, sopes and so

Every culture has their own traditions; Mexico is a country with a lot of them, with influence from catholic religion. A Mexican wedding is a hard and long process from the planning to the reception, but the most important thing is to enjoy the

The Mexican culture is very family centered. The extended family is just as important as the immediate family and provides stability within. The