The ABS’ belated celebration of Día de las Madres turned out to be a mother-daughter festival as an unprecedented number of ABS members showed up with their mothers to mark the holiday
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The price for the luncheon is 350 pesos for ABS members and 400 pesos for nonmembers
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The American Benevolent Society (ABS) of Mexico hosted a belated Mother’s Day luncheon Wednesday, May 18, at Christ Church Anglican Parish. Nearly 50 ABS members and their families showed up for the lavish event, which included a succulent meal of garden salad, homemade meatloaf with green beans and mashed potatoes, and a choice of fruit-layered sponge cake
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The American Benevolent Society (ABS) in Mexico City will host its annual Mother’s Day luncheon on Wednesday, May 18, at 1:30 p.m., at Christ Church Parish, located at Montes Escandinavos 405 in Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec. The price for the luncheon is 200 pesos for members and 250 pesos for non-members. Reservations can be
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) held a live concert at Mexico’s National Palace in honor of Mother’s Day on Monday, May 10, during what would usually be his daily morning press conference, featuring singer Eugenia León. “We send our sincere, affectionate congratulations to all the mothers of Mexico,” said AMLO. “To the mothers who accompany
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By THÉRÊSE MARGOLIS In Mexico, Mother’s Day is a very big deal, with mandatory presents, commemorative lunches and even mariachi serenades. Father’s Day, not so much. In case you are interested, the much-maligned holiday for Pops came into existence back in 1909 in the United States, when a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, “tried to establish an official equivalent to
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF While the covid-19 lockdown may be stopping you from taking your mom out this year for a special treat on Mother’s Day, you can still celebrate her day with an outing to the circus, albeit virtually. Although the coronavirus pandemic closed down three-ring tents across the country as of late March, the members of
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to the fact that most Mexican families will not be going out to mark Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10 (a longstanding tradition in Mexico), because of the expanding covid-19 pandemic, the Mexico City Culture Secretariat will offer a special online Mother’s Day mariachi concert to celebrate the occasion. The seven-hour Mariachi Virtual
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By RICARDO CASTILLO This is an article I should have written many years ago, but, at the time, I did not have enough reason to do so. Not until now, when it just so happens that in the natural calendar year of 2020, the second Sunday in May falls on May 10. That, of course, is this coming Sunday. What
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