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Pope Francis & Carlos Rivera

26 Saturday Apr 2025

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During his papacy which lasted from March 13, 2013 until April 21, 2025 Pope Francis visited 66 countries. The first country he visited was Brazil in July 2013 and the last one was France in December 2024. As a matter of fact, France was the country he travelled to the most (3 times). During his visit to Mexico in February 2016, singer Carlos Rivera had a chance to bid farewell to the Pope in Mexico City after the Pope visited the states if Chihuahua, Chiapas, Mexico State and Michoacan. Can you identify on the map which are the other 63 countries that the Pope visited?

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Durante su papado que inició el 13 de marzo del año 2013 y terminó el 21 de marzo del año 2025, el papa Francisco visitó 66 países siendo el primero Brasil en julio del 2013 y el último Francia en diciembre del 2024. Al terminar su visita por México en febrero del 2016, el famoso y carismático cantante Carlos Rivera lo despidió con una famosa canción desde la Ciudad de México. Años después volvieron a encontrarse. En México el papa pudo visitar los estados de Chiapas, Chihuahua, Estado de México y Michoacán. Viendo el mapa adjunto, ¿reconoces los otros países 63 países visitados por el papa?

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Bienvenido / Welcome 2025!

01 Wednesday Jan 2025

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Today 2025 starts in the Western calendars and on Wednesday January 29th the Year of the Snake will start in the Eastern Calendars. In Mexico the sacred snake is called Quetzalcoatl.

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Hoy inicia en occidente el año 2025 y dentro de unas semanas, el miércoles 29 de enero, iniciará el Año Nuevo Chino que corresponde al “Año de la Serpiente”. En México a la serpiente sagrada emplumada se le conoce como Quetzalcóatl.

Higueras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (a Jewish Tradition?)

11 Wednesday Dec 2024

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This year there was a very interesting coincidence: Hanukkah and Christmas were celebrated on the same date! In the town of Higueras, located in the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León, the Luminaries Festival takes place every year. Some members of the Jewish communities in Mexico City and the capital of Nuevo León believe there might be a Sephardic Jewish origin behind this catholic tradition. What do you think?

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Este año ocurrió una agradable sincronía; el inicio de las celebraciones de Janucá coincidió con la fecha de la Navidad. En el pueblo de Higueras, ubicado en la parte central del norestense estado mexicano de Nuevo León, se celebra año con año la Fiesta de la Luminarias. Algunas personas de las comunidades judías de la Ciudad de México y Monterrey piensan que el origen de esta celebración pudiera tener un origen sefardí. ¿Será?

Tips for Day of the Dead Altar (Mexican Día de los Muertos)

02 Saturday Nov 2024

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October 12th: Multicultural Nation Day

13 Sunday Oct 2024

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On December 18, 2020 Mexico’s president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denominated October 12 as “Multicultural Nation Day”. 

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El 18 de diciembre de 2020 por decreto del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador se cambió la denominación del 12 de octubre al “Día de la Nación Pluricultural”.

Father’s Day / Dia del Padre

16 Sunday Jun 2024

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Did you know that in Mexico Father’s Day celebration started in 1959?

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¿Sabías que en México el Día del Padre se empezó a celebrar en 1959?

Salamanca University / Universidad de Salamanca

08 Wednesday May 2024

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Founded in 1218 the University of Salamanca is the oldest in Spain. A young Hernan Cortes studied law there before seeking adventures in the Americas in the early 1510’s.

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Fundada en 1218 la Universidad de Salamanca es la más antigua de España y la tercera más antigua de Europa. Un jóven Hernán Cortés cursó leyes en esa universidad antes de partir al continente americano en busca de aventuras y conquistas al iniciar el siglo XVI.

Chaharshanbe Suri in Mexico?

13 Wednesday Mar 2024

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Chaharshanbe Siri is an ancient zoroastrian tradition where people would jump over fires lightened in the streets on the last Wednesday of the Persian year. This is a purification ritual where the redness of the fire is absorbed by the human body and the paleness of the body is given to the fire. In the little town of Higueras, people would also jump over the fires they started in their streets during “The Luminarias” festival on mid December each year. 

Jumping over the fire in Higueras / Brincando sobre el fuego en Higueras.

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El Chaharshanbe Suri es una festividad iraní que se celebra el último miércoles del año persa. Chaharshanbe significa “miércoles” y puri significa “festivo”. La gente suele encender fuegos en las calles para luego saltarlos en un rito de purificación donde se le dice al fuego que se tomará su color rojo y se le entregará nuestra palidez. Hace muchos años, algunos vecinos de Higueras solían saltar el fuego que prendían durante los festejos de “Las Luminarias” a mediados de diciembre de cada año. 

Monterrey: Home of the first Jews in the American continent

09 Friday Feb 2024

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Few people know that the first Jews who established themselves in the American continent did so in New Spain (today Mexico), where they founded the city of Monterrey on September 20th 1596, in the current state of Nuevo Leon. Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva was one of the founders and his nephew, Luis Carvajal “El Mozo” is considered the first Jewish writer in the Americas. Liber Ediciones has published his writings recently.

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Pocas personas saben que los primeros judíos en establecerse en el continente americano lo hicieron en la Nueva España (hoy México) donde fundaron la ciudad de Monterrey el 20 de septiembre de 1596, en el actual estado de Nuevo León. Entre ellos se encuentra Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva del cual se habla en dos ocasiones más en este mismo blog. Su sobrino Luis Carvajal “el mozo”, es considerado como el primer escritor judío en América y por esta razón Liber Ediciones ha publicado recientemente sus escritos para honrar y dar a conocer sus memorias.

Kashan and the Three Wise Men (Día de Reyes)

06 Saturday Jan 2024

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Kashan, Iran.


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A few Catholic countries, specially those in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, celebrate the Three Wise Men Day on January 6th. Early on this day, many catholic children will receive gifts brought by the mystical Persian kings. Adults will gather later on in the afternoon to eat a Wise Men cake (Rosca de Reyes) and those lucky ones, will get a small figurine found inside the cake. These figurines used to be baby Jesus but now the cakes include other figurines such as red headed angels! Some historians believe that the Wise Men were Zoroastrian priests who left, in biblical times, the city of Kashan in today’s central Iran, in search of baby Jesus following a bright star in the sky.   

San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico.

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Muy temprano cada 6 de enero muchos niños católicos alrededor del mundo reciben regalitos traídos por los tres reyes magos, especialmente en España y algunos países latino americanos. Por la tarde, los adultos se reúnen para partir y comer la “rosca de reyes”. Los afortunados encontrarán en su rebanada una figurilla que solía representar al niño Jesús. Hoy en día las figurillas son muy variadas y pueden incluir ¡hasta angelitos pelirrojos! Se cree que los reyes magos eran sacerdotes zoroastras que sabían astrología y que salieron de la ciudad de Kashán, que hoy en día se encuentra en el centro de Irán, en busca de el niño Jesús.

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