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The Pastorelas of Tepotzotlán
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF It’s an ideal setting for a Christmas pageant: the little colonial town of Tepotzotlán, just an hour northwest of Mexico City. Sometimes referred to as the capital of the uniquely Mexican Churrigueresque style of architecture, the 17th and early 18th century buildings of Tepotzotlán, with their gilded, flourished, curlicued and cherub-topped buildings, indeed offer
Read moreMexico’s Traditional Christmas Flower
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Blush-red poinsettias have long been regarded around the world as the perfect companion to seasonal traditions and classic Christmas decorations. Lesser known is the leafy, long-stemmed flowers’ far-flung history. Called nochebuenas in Spanish (literally “holy night,” referring to Christmas Eve), the poinsettia has traveled across oceans and changed varieties more than 70 times within
Read morePosadas Welcome Mexican Christmas Season
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If you’re new to Mexico, you might have been surprised when, starting on around mid-December, your neighbors suddenly begin banging on your door late at night demanding refuge and hot punch. Those already familiar with Mexican Christmas traditions will recognize this unusual ritual as the official start of the holiday season. La Posada – literally,
Read moreA Smashing Mexican Tradition
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Shaped like superheroes, seven-pointed spheres or pink furry donkeys, paper maché piñatas are a defining staple of Mexican culture, bringing a festive touch to birthday parties and celebrations across the nation. Around the holiday season, however, piñatas are ubiquitous in Mexico. Throughout the month of December, the cardboard and tissue paper creations
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works)
GREAT GIFTS FOR THE SEASON OF GIVING By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s December and that means gift time. Sure, maybe you can get away with giving Grandma another pair of fluffy slippers, and Uncle Ted will probably love (or at least pretend to love) another pinstriped tie. But how about instead finding something really special for your loved ones this season?
Read moreThe City Where It’s Christmas All Year Round
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Tlalpujahua, a little mountain town on the northeast end of the Mexican state of Michoacán, just two and a half hours outside Mexico City, didn’t start off to be a Christmas village. In fact, when it was first founded by Spanish settlers back in 1560, it was primarily a mining town, home to the Dos Estrellas mine,
Read moreChrist Church Parish Holds Annual Christmas Bazaar
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While most Mexicans were glued to their seats watching the unprecedented swearing-in ceremony of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Saturday, Dec. 1, members and friends of Christ Church Anglican Parish were busy getting a head start on their holiday shopping at the chapel’s annual Christmas bazaar in Mexico City’s upscale Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec. The
Read moreChrist Church to Hold Annual Christmas Bazaar
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. 1. 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 well as
Read moreBring out the Tamales and Atole, Here Comes the Candelaria
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 long-standing 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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