Oaxaca Gears up for Guelaguetza
The Guelaguetza festival is a colorful celebration of music and dance that takes place in Oaxaca each July and dates back to pre-Columbian times
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Navigating Mexico: Day of the Dead Goes Global
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — Mexico’s two-day Day of the Dead celebration (Nov. 1 and Nov. 2) has always been an intricate element of the national culture, taking its roots in pre-Hispanic observations and incorporating Christian tweets under the watchful eyes of the Catholic Church during colonial times. But how did celebrating the Day of the
Read moreAfter Two-Year Hiatus, Guelaguetza Festival Returns to Oaxaca
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS After being suspended for two years due to the covid-19 pandemic, the most important traditional festival of Mexico’s central southern state of Oaxaca is set to return this year in all its color and glory starting on Monday, July 8. Now celebrating its 90th year, the Guelaguetza is a two-week extravaganza of music and dance from the various
Read moreQueretaro Indigenous Community Marks Ancient Otomí Festival
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The residents of Mexico’s Santa Cruz de La Peña de Bernal, an indigenous Otomí-Chichimeca community in the semi-desert municipality of Toliman, Queretaro, will celebrate an ancient pre-Columbian ritual on Wednesday, May 4, in much the same way that it did before the Spanish Conquest. The millennial celebration, which was eventually adapted and assimilated into
Read moreMexican Gulf Cultures Showcased in Anthropology Museum Exhibit
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park opened an exhibition on pre-Columbian Gulf of Mexico cultures on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The exhibit, composed of 1,354 pieces, covers a variety of pre-Hispanic societies, from 1600 B.C. up until the 1518 Spanish Conquest, when it is believed that tat least 20 distinct cultures existed
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