By MATT SEDDON Christ Church, the only English-language Anglican Church in Mexico City, will hold its annual Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 6:00 pm. Lessons and Carols is a beloved Christmas tradition in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Although its origins are almost mythical, what is known is that the first service
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The American Benevolent Society (ABS) will host its annual Christmas luncheon in the main hall of Union Church on Friday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. The price for ABS members is 150 pesos and the price for nonmembers is 200 pesos. Union Church is located at Paseo de la Reforma 1870 in Colonia Lomas de
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By MATT SEDDON Buy! Buy! Buy! Cook! Cook! Cook! Decorate! Decorate! Decorate! These are the messages bombarding us right now from every direction. They make us feel even more frantic and crazy than we already do. We are in conflict-ridden and difficult times, and in the midst of all the distressing messages from the news media and our social media
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Once again, Christ Church is offering a chance to jumpstart your holiday shopping with its annual Christmas bazaar, slated for Saturday, Dec. 7. The bazaar, which has been a tradition at Mexico’s oldest Anglican church in Mexico for more than a century, will include an array of handmade and artisan Mexican crafts, as
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By RICARDO CASTILLO A Ruckus in Mexico, Silence in United States All hell has broken loose in the Mexican media in the past 48 hours over an nterview between former Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly, who fired from his post in April 2017 on charges of sexual assault, and U.S. President Donald Trump, who has, at times, also
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF …, The American Benevolent Society will host a traditional Thanksgiving luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 28…
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The winter months are a time to glow and shine with the addition of glittery makeup and golden jewelry.,,
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By 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
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Last Monday, Dec. 24, promised to be a peaceful Christmas Eve day for Mexico. Then, at mid-afternoon, the rumors of a helicopter crash near the city of Puebla, 160 kilometers east of Mexico City, began as a soft murmur and, by early evening, it was a rumbling roar. The governor of the state of Puebla, Martha Erika Alonso,
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS In Mexico, Christmas is customarily celebrated on Dec. 24, as opposed to the 25th. And although Christmas Day is still the official holiday on the government calendar, it’s on the night before the birth of Christ that Mexicans come together with their families and friends to exchange gifts and fête the occasion with a gala dinner. Although
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