By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … La Posada is Mexico’s unique way of ringing in the Christmas festivities with a symbolic reenactment of the journey of Mary and Joseph…
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Mexico’s Emblemic Virgin Celebrated
By THÉRÈSEMARGOLIS … The image of the beautiful, brown-skinned Virgin Mary is considered to be the most revered religious icon in Mexico…
Mexican Marigolds, the Flower of the Dead
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … What exactly do these pungently aromatic flowers play in the scheme of Mexico’s annual celebration of death?…
When the Saints Come Marching In
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … Mexico’s Day of the Dead is really a reaffirmation of life through the celebration and mocking of death…
The Grito Heard Round the World
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … On the eve of Sept. 15, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang out church bells in Dolores and officially declared Mexico’s independence,,,
Mexico’s Emblemic Virgin
BY THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS She is the patron saint of Mexico and the focal point of the world’s most visited Christian […]
Mexico’s Día de Muertos, an Uncanny Celebration of Life
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If the thought of nighttime excursions to the cemetery, public altars to the dead on practically every […]
