Mexico is a very interesting and well-known country in Latin America, however; some facts about this country are lesser known to the majority of people. For instance, the population of Mexico is currently an astounding number of 129,623,997. Sixty percent of this population is of the Mestizo ethnicity, Mestizos are more commonly known as Amerindian-Spanish. The remaining ethnic population percentage is 30% Amerindian, 9% white, and 1% of other race. The official language of Mexico is Spanish, although there are several more languages spoken there such as Mayan and Mazatec. There is no official religion in Mexico, but four-fifths of the people take part in Roman-Catholicism. The country of Mexico has very interesting stats to learn about, although the unique practices and traits attributed to this country are even more extraordinary. Mexico’s
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For example, the “Day of the Dead” is a well-known celebration that originally came from Aztec traditions. This event takes place on October 31st and November 1st; just as Halloween does. The “Day of the Dead” are two days that revolve around the belief that on these nights, the souls of the dead will return to Earth once more. October 31st is the night where the souls of the children pass through the underworld and back Earth, while this same event takes place on November 1st for the adults. The purpose of this day is for families to be able to reunite with their deceased loved ones and take part in board games or other activities with them, some people even go as far as to set up an altar on this occasion. Another interesting celebration is called “Las Posadas” which takes place from mid to late December, around the time of Christmas which is significant because of Christ’s birth on this day. This celebration consists of families throwing colorful block parties to signify Mary and Joseph’s journey
For example, the “Day of the Dead” is a well-known celebration that originally came from Aztec traditions. This event takes place on October 31st and November 1st; just as Halloween does. The “Day of the Dead” are two days that revolve around the belief that on these nights, the souls of the dead will return to Earth once more. October 31st is the night where the souls of the children pass through the underworld and back Earth, while this same event takes place on November 1st for the adults. The purpose of this day is for families to be able to reunite with their deceased loved ones and take part in board games or other activities with them, some people even go as far as to set up an altar on this occasion. Another interesting celebration is called “Las Posadas” which takes place from mid to late December, around the time of Christmas which is significant because of Christ’s birth on this day. This celebration consists of families throwing colorful block parties to signify Mary and Joseph’s journey