Luck of the Draw Supposedly Reigns Supreme at the New INE
It’s the influence that the INE’s new ranks may have on the institute’s vitally autonomous and democratic elections in Mexico that’s causing much concern
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Mexico’s Week of Passion and Pageantry
Starting on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, nearly every community in the country commemorates the resurrection of Christ 2,000 years ago with magnificent rituals and colorful, passionate processions reenacting Jesus’ last days on Earth
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Read moreMexico’s Week of Passion and Pageantry
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As a predominantly Catholic nation, Mexico has traditionally celebrated Easter Week, known here as Semana Santa, as one of its most important holiday seasons of the year. Starting on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, which this year fell on April 10, nearly every community in the country commemorates the resurrection of Christ 2000 years ago with
Read moreEl Carmen Museum to Open Easter Exhibit of Virgin Mary
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico City’s El Carmen Museum, which for years has presented altars of the Virgin Mary’s sorrows during the Holy Week of Easter, but which has been closed for the last two years due to the covid-19 contingency, will reopen with a limited seasonal display to the public on Thursday, April 7. The exhibition, “The
Read moreEaster Celebrations in Michoacán: Beauty Beyond Chaos
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — Two years after the start of the covid-19 pandemic, social life in Mexico is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. The current case count, according to official sources, has decreased significantly, allowing, among other things, the reopening of spaces for tourism and cultural activities. Work places and schools in the
Read moreHoly Week Festivities in San Miguel de Allende
By RICARDO CASTILLO In Mexico, every city commemorates the passion and crucifixion of Christ its own style. Celebration ceremonies range from gory self-flogging to plush theatrical reenactments of the crucifixion. One of the most solemn shows of Catholicism, however, is in San Miguel de Allende (SMA), which this week is featuring 60 processions, according the Mayor’s Religious Affairs Tourism Office.
Read moreJustice and Mercy in the Migration Debate
By MATT SEDDON As I began finalizing preparations for Holy Week in the church I serve, Denis Hernández Barona crucified himself. The Cuban immigrant chained himself to a cross on the Mexican border with Guatemala to protest against a recent wave of deportations of Cuban migrants. The story caught my eye as I readied my church to remember Jesus carrying
Read moreA Week of Pageantry
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As a predominantly Catholic nation, Mexico has traditionally celebrated Easter Week, known here as Semana Santa, as one of its most important holiday seasons of the year. Starting on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, nearly every community in the country commemorates the resurrection of Christ 2000 years ago with magnificent rituals and colorful, passionate processions reenacting
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