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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The most important place in Mexico City for Semana Santa celebrations is in Iztapalapa
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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
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Salgado Macedonia Keeps Going and Going and Going It seems that wannabe Guerrero governor Félix Salgado Macedonio just can’t take “no” for an answer. Despite the fact that both the National Electoral Institute (INE) and the Guerrero Electoral Institute approved the cancelation of his candidacy for Mexico’s June 6 elections on grounds that he did not fully report
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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
Read morelztapalapa Takes Passion to New Level
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Talk about a cast of thousands! That’s what you can expect when you attend the annual Passion play performance in Mexico City’s eastern Iztapalapa borough this Easter week. The yearly reenactment of Jesus Christ’s last supper, betrayal and procession of the 12 Stations of the Cross, is a neighborhood affair that incorporates the performances of more than
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BEAUTY AND THE BEACH By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Easter Week is almost here, and that means a lot of Mexicans will be heading to the beach to soak up the sun’s rays and relax along the oceanfront. But sun and sand can wreak havoc on your complexion and hair, as can the chlorine in pools and salt in the ocean air. When
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