Navigating Mexico: The Most Important Meal of the Day

Mexican breakfasts, outside of remote villages, can be the best combination of European, U.S. and traditional Mexican cuisines, and you can make them work for your mood
Read moreMexican breakfasts, outside of remote villages, can be the best combination of European, U.S. and traditional Mexican cuisines, and you can make them work for your mood
Read moreMany rural communities see Candelaria as a time to bless the seeds for the new year’s sowing, as well as the candles that will be used for religious purposes.
Read moreThis bread, a sweet, cakey ring of leavened egg dough crowned with candied fruits, is called a rosca de reyes
Read moreThe holiday is still celebrated by both the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, but for Western Christians the feast primarily commemorates the coming of the Magi, while in the East the feast marks the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River
Read moreBy THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it is generally perceived as a minor holiday, the observance of Candelaria Day, or Candlemas, on Feb. 2 is in fact a longstanding festival in Mexico that officially marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. In Mexico, Candelaria is closely interconnected with another post-Christmas holiday, the Three King’s Day, when not only do children
Read moreBy THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While in Northern European Christian cultures, it is the eve or day of Christ’s birth (Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, respectively) that is celebrated with special meals and an exchange of presents, here in Mexico, it is the Epiphany, or the commemoration of the anniversary of arrival of the Magi at Bethlehem, that is most associated with
Read moreBy THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it is generally perceived as a minor holiday, the observance of Candelaria Day, or Candlemas, on Feb. 2, is in fact a longstanding festival in Mexico that officially marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. In Mexico, Candelaria is closely interconnected with another post-Christmas holiday, the Three King’s Day, when not only do children
Read moreBy THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Santa Claus may be back in the North Pole catching up on lost sleep and giving his reindeer and elves a well-deserved winter vacation, but here in Mexico the Christmas season isn’t over yet. Jan. 6 – that celebrated Twelfth Day of Christmas – officially marks the Epiphany, the day when Christ was visited by the Magi,
Read moreBy THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While in Northern European Christian cultures, it is the the eve or day of Christ’s birth (Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, respectively) that is celebrated with special meals and an exchange of presents, here in Mexico, it is the Epiphany, or the commemoration of the anniversary of arrival of the Magi at Bethlehem, that is most associated
Read moreBy RICARDO CASTILLO 69 New Barracks for National Guardsmen Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) spent the weekend inaugurating new barracks for the National Guard in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán and Guanajuato, the latter two known for a high presence of organized criminal gangs. Mexican Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said each barrack will house somewhere between 120 and
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