Una Nueva Cultura (A Whole New Culture)
Have you ever thought about another culture’s beliefs, customs, or religion? The one culture that I really wanted to know about was the Mexican culture because it seems to be very vibrant and it caught my interest when I heard about the Day of the Dead. Mexican culture includes their food/eating habits, holidays celebrated, religion, values, art, wedding customs, and literature.
The Mexican eating schedule is very similar to the U.S. Mexicans work around their eating schedules while we eat around ours. Mexicans have the same 3 main courses as us, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. El Desayuno (Breakfast) is eaten between 7am-10am. It could be a small, simple meal, such as coffee or a complex meal, such as …show more content…
In fact, you may find the three I’ve listed familiar. These holidays are Navidad (Christmas) celebrated on December 25th. The food they eat on this holiday is Ensalada de Noche Buena (salad), Tamales, Bacalao (dried salted fish), Romeritos (a green leaf veggie with small leaves), and Pavo (turkey).Christmas for Mexicans isn’t just one day, but a whole season, which starts on December 16th-Feburary 2nd. El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the dead) celebrated on November 2nd. On this holiday, they eat Calaveras de Azucar ( sugar skulls), Tamales, Hot chocolate, and fruit. Mexicans believe on this day the dead return to their homes, they also decorate an altar made out of candy for them.Candles are burned for the dead to guide them home. They also celebrate this holiday by putting a live person in a casket, which is paraded through the streets and the person in the casket throws out candy and flowers (mexonline1 & novareinna1). A holiday that we do not celebrate however but hear a lot about is Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo celebrates how the Mexican army won the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Some dishes that are served for this holiday is Mendou soup, Plantain chips, and Sopes(history1). Around 82% of Mexicans consider themselves as catholic. Some Christian branches include Presbyterians, Jehovah's Witness, Seventh-day Adventist, Mormons, Jews, and Buddhist. Mexico is the 14th largest country in the world. It's also located in the …show more content…
The bride still has to get permission from her father, and if it’s an extended family then the grandfather has a say too. The father of the bride is the main source of money when it comes to the expenses wedding, only if it's a traditional wedding. In rural weddings, family and friends pay for an extensive amount for the wedding. The wedding is sort of like a potluck, they bring food, music, and beverages. The attire Mexican brides wear is the mantilla style veil instead of the regular veil. A tradition that Mexicans believe in is that it’s good luck if a woman ties yellow, blue, and red ribbons to her lingerie. The ribbons are there to guarantee food, money, and passion for years to come. Grooms have the choice between a regular tuxedo or a short sleeved shirt. The shirt style for grooms is about 200 years old. The design covers both the front and back of the shirt. The presidential style is luxurious of them all. All most all Mexican weddings are held at a Catholic Church. The weddings that are held here are very holy and involved. The couple is considered married for eternity. The bride and groom’s attendants stand or kneel at the altar before them
Have you ever thought about another culture’s beliefs, customs, or religion? The one culture that I really wanted to know about was the Mexican culture because it seems to be very vibrant and it caught my interest when I heard about the Day of the Dead. Mexican culture includes their food/eating habits, holidays celebrated, religion, values, art, wedding customs, and literature.
The Mexican eating schedule is very similar to the U.S. Mexicans work around their eating schedules while we eat around ours. Mexicans have the same 3 main courses as us, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. El Desayuno (Breakfast) is eaten between 7am-10am. It could be a small, simple meal, such as coffee or a complex meal, such as …show more content…
In fact, you may find the three I’ve listed familiar. These holidays are Navidad (Christmas) celebrated on December 25th. The food they eat on this holiday is Ensalada de Noche Buena (salad), Tamales, Bacalao (dried salted fish), Romeritos (a green leaf veggie with small leaves), and Pavo (turkey).Christmas for Mexicans isn’t just one day, but a whole season, which starts on December 16th-Feburary 2nd. El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the dead) celebrated on November 2nd. On this holiday, they eat Calaveras de Azucar ( sugar skulls), Tamales, Hot chocolate, and fruit. Mexicans believe on this day the dead return to their homes, they also decorate an altar made out of candy for them.Candles are burned for the dead to guide them home. They also celebrate this holiday by putting a live person in a casket, which is paraded through the streets and the person in the casket throws out candy and flowers (mexonline1 & novareinna1). A holiday that we do not celebrate however but hear a lot about is Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo celebrates how the Mexican army won the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Some dishes that are served for this holiday is Mendou soup, Plantain chips, and Sopes(history1). Around 82% of Mexicans consider themselves as catholic. Some Christian branches include Presbyterians, Jehovah's Witness, Seventh-day Adventist, Mormons, Jews, and Buddhist. Mexico is the 14th largest country in the world. It's also located in the …show more content…
The bride still has to get permission from her father, and if it’s an extended family then the grandfather has a say too. The father of the bride is the main source of money when it comes to the expenses wedding, only if it's a traditional wedding. In rural weddings, family and friends pay for an extensive amount for the wedding. The wedding is sort of like a potluck, they bring food, music, and beverages. The attire Mexican brides wear is the mantilla style veil instead of the regular veil. A tradition that Mexicans believe in is that it’s good luck if a woman ties yellow, blue, and red ribbons to her lingerie. The ribbons are there to guarantee food, money, and passion for years to come. Grooms have the choice between a regular tuxedo or a short sleeved shirt. The shirt style for grooms is about 200 years old. The design covers both the front and back of the shirt. The presidential style is luxurious of them all. All most all Mexican weddings are held at a Catholic Church. The weddings that are held here are very holy and involved. The couple is considered married for eternity. The bride and groom’s attendants stand or kneel at the altar before them