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Holidays -- Mexico

Día de los Muertos view detail comment email this

This Day of the Dead site provides information on the foods, history, events, altars, and culture of the popular Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2. From The Arizona Republic.
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/
Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region
Last updated Oct 20, 2005


Food for the Ancestors view detail comment email this

This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program presenting a "culinary-history exploration of Days of the Dead [Dias de los Muertos]" as celebrated in Puebla, Mexico. The site includes a description of the holidays and their altars (ofrendas), the traditional art depicting skeletons (calaveras), and a few recipes including one for "Salsa de Gusanos de Maguey (Worm Sauce)" with a clip of someone eating it. Not for the squeamish.
http://www.pbs.org/foodancestors/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated Oct 20, 2003


Mexico and Its Culture: Día de la Raza view detail comment email this

"In Mexico, October 12th is a national holiday known as Día de la Raza or Day of the Race. This date is honored in other countries as Columbus Day and under other names, but the event it commemorates and the way in which it is observed have become quite controversial." This site provides a historical overview of this holiday. From the website of a former president of Mexico, Ernesto Zedillo.
http://zedillo.presidencia.gob.mx/welcome/PAGES/culture/note_12oct.html
Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region
Last updated Aug 31, 2006





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