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Juan Rulfo

17 Sunday May 2020

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Juan Rulfo is one of Mexico’s most famous writers. His most celebrated novel is “Pedro Paramo” (a story with ghosts). Besides writing, Rulfo enjoyed mountain climbing and he was also an excellent photographer! He was born on May 16th, 1917 during the Mexican Revolution.

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Ayer 16 de mayo se conmemoró el 103 aniversario del nacimiento de Juan Rulfo quien además de ser uno de los escritores más famosos de México, era un excelente fotógrafo y un apasionado alpinista. Su novela más renombrada es “Pedro Páramo”.

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Happy Teacher’s Day!

15 Friday May 2020

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In Mexico we celebrate our teachers every year on May 15th. Although many countries in the World started to celebrate teachers around the 1950’s, in Mexico we started celebrating teachers back in 1917 due to the decree applied by president Venustiano Carranza. Happy Teacher’s Day!

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¡Feliz Día del Maestro! Durante la pandemia del COVID-19 nos hemos dado cuenta de la relevancia que tienen los maestros no solo en nuestro país sino en el mundo entero en el proceso de formación de personas. Esta profesión además de útil para la construcción de una sociedad culta, armoniosa, funcional y educada, es también una profesión que proyecta nobleza de carácter.

May 10th

10 Sunday May 2020

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Some countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day on the 2nd Sunday in May. In Mexico we always celebrate it on May 10th (no matter what day of the week it happens). Today, May 10th happened on a Sunday so Mexico and many countries around the world will celebrate on the same date. Happy Mother’s Day!

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Algunos países del mundo celebran el día de las madres el segundo domingo del mes de mayo mientras que en México siempre lo celebramos el día 10 de mayo (caiga en el día que caiga). Hoy coincide que el 10 de mayo cayó en el segundo domingo del mes así que en México y el resto del mundo celebraremos a nuestras madres el mismo día. ¡Feliz Día de las Madres!

 

Happy Children’s Day!

30 Thursday Apr 2020

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Every year on April 30th Mexico celebrates its children. Happy Children’s Day!

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Desde México los mexicanos les deseamos a todo el mundo un…¡Feliz Día del Niño!

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Today is International Children’s Book Day!

02 Thursday Apr 2020

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Happy International Children’s Book Day! Enjoy the day reading a nice story with your children or grandchildren. These are three short stories from Mexico, Turkey & China.

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¡Feliz Día Internacional del Libro Infantil! Aprovecha la cuarentena para leer algún cuento con los niños de tu familia. estos tres cuentos son de México, Turquía y China.

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Happy Cross Cultural Day!

09 Sunday Feb 2020

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Today several places around the World celebrate “Cross Cultural Day”. Since many foreigners visit Mexico for tourism or business purposes, it’s important for us Mexicans to be aware of different cultures around the World to foster understanding.

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Hoy se celebra en algunos países del mundo el “Día Intercultural”. México recibe visitantes de muchos países de mundo y por ello es importante estar familiarizado con las principales culturas del planeta para fomentar puentes culturales entre mexicanos y extranjeros.

Let the Spring begin!

04 Tuesday Feb 2020

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According to the Chinese calendar…Spring (Lìchūn 立春) begins today.

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De acuerdo al calendario chino…hoy inicia la primavera (Lìchūn 立春).

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Candelaria celebrations in Tlacotalpan

02 Sunday Feb 2020

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On February the 2nd Mexican people celebrate “Lady of Candelaria Day”. The most important celebration takes place in Tlacotalpan (considered a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site) located in the southeastern state of Veracruz.

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Cada 2 de febrero tiene lugar la Fiesta de la Candelaria en Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Tlacotalpan fue denominado Patrimonio Mundial de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.

Happy Three Wise Men’s Day!

06 Monday Jan 2020

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On January 6 Mexicans get together to celebrate the Epiphany of the Three Wise Men who visited baby Jesus. In Mexico we eat a very large “doughnut” called Rosca de Reyes (Wise Men’s Bread). The meaning of this bread is the following: 1) Its’ round shape symbolizes God’s infinite love. 2) The fruit toppings represent the jewels in the crowns worn by the Wise Men which mean Peace, Love & Happiness.  Inside the bread there is at least 1 plastic “baby Jesus”. Whoever finds this baby becomes “Jesus’ Godfather” and must host on February 2 a “fiesta” with hot tamales as the main dish. It is said that those who are lucky to find the baby inside their piece of rosca-bread are people with a good heart who will receive blessings all year long!

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El 6 de enero los mexicanos nos reunimos con familiares y/o amigos para celebrar la Epifanía de los 3 Magos de Oriente que visitaron al niño Dios. En México, se acostumbra comer una rosca de reyes que simboliza lo siguiente: 1) el amor eterno de Dios representado por la forma circular de la rosca. 2) las joyas encontradas en las coronas de los reyes representadas por las coloridas frutas que decoran la rosca. Estas “joyas” son símbolos de Paz, Amor y Alegría. En el interior de la rosca suelen encontrase uno o más monitos que recuerdan al niño Dios que fue “escondido” para protegerlo de el Rey Herodes. Las personas que tengan la buena suerte de encontrar el monito dentro de la rebanada que reciban, serán bendecidos durante todo el año pues se les considera seres humanos de buen corazón.  Además deberán continuar con la celebración el 2 de febrero preparando unos deliciosos tamales. ¡Buen Provecho!

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Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)

06 Wednesday Nov 2019

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During recent years a few countries have produced action movies and animated films that show how Mexicans celebrate The Day of the Dead (one of the most important celebrations in Mexico). Some of these animated movies include The Book of Life and of course, Coco. However, since 2004 the project for DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD) was born. It was meant to be leased on November 2017 but since Coco was also going to be released on the same date, the Mexican producers decided to wait until 2019.  It is nice to see that Mexico is producing animated films with international quality! 

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En los últimos años, la celebración del Día de los Muertos ha aparecido en películas extranjeras de acción así como en películas animadas  tales como EL LIBRO DE LA VIDA y COCO. Sin embargo, desde el 2004 nació en México el proyecto de la película animada DIA DE LOS MUERTOS que originalmente se estrenaría en noviembre del 2017 pero se decidió postergar hasta el 2019 pues COCO justamente se estrenaba en noviembre del 2017. ¡Con todo y este retraso en el estreno nacional, da gusto ver que en nuestro país se produce cine de animación con muy buena calidad!

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