A Taste of Mexican Culture

A Taste of Mexican CultureIn this presentation, you will learn about different Mexican foods and holidays!

At the end of the presentation, there is a quiz! So dont forget to pay attention!

Im Guillermo, and I will be helping you find your way on this adventure through the Mexican culture!Click me to continue!

1Cinco de Mayo1901 poster for Cinco de Mayo: "May 5, 1862 and the siege of Puebla."Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for fifth of May

It is celebrated in the state of Prueba to celebrate Mexicos unlikely win in the battle in Prueba. Some think that this is Mexicos version of independence day, but Mexicans independence day is actually celebrated on September 16.

Click me to go back to the main menu!Gummy liver Gummy liver (thankfully) is not used as an offering during this celebration That would be gross. Try again!

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Click me to go back to the quiz!When celebrating Dia de los Muertos, altars are created in memory of those who are lost.

They include ofrendas (offerings) of food such as pan de muertos baked in shapes of skulls and figures, candles, incense, yellow marigolds known as cempazuchitl (also spelled zempasuchil) and most importantly a photo f the departed soul is placed on the altar.

Click me to go back to the main menu!NavidadChristmas festivities begin with Las Posadas, nine consecutive days of candelight processions and lively parties starting December 16.

Pastorelas (Shepherds Plays) are staged throughout the holiday season by both amateur and professional groups. These traditional, often improvised, theatrical presentations date back to Mexico's Colonial period when Roman Catholic missionaries wooed converts and taught doctrine through dramatizations of Biblical stories.

Click me to go back to the main menu!Dia de las Reyes Magos

The annual celebrations surrounding the arrival of the Three Kings begins on the evening of January 5 for the Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Parade), and continues on January 6 with the celebration of the Epiphany.This celebration itself originates from the New Testament story in which the kings Melchor, Gaspar, and Balthasar travel by night to bring gifts to Jesus. In 1885, the Spanish government called for a parade to mark the holiday

Click me to go back to the main menu!Rosca de ReyesRosca de Reyes is the traditional sweet bread that Mexicans eat with hot chocolate that morning after opening presents on the morning of Dia de los Reyes Magos

Click me to go back to the main menu!BuuelosBuuelos, like many other Mexican foods, are made differently in different part of the country, and, sometimes, are called by different names. It is pretty much like a fried bread or fried cake depending on the region.

Click me to go back to the main menu!PoncheMexican Christmas Punch, Ponche Navideno (or Ponche de Navidad), is a hot punch served with or without alcohol during the holiday season and most generally during Las Posadas.What fruit is used to make ponche varies from cook to cook and kitchen to kitchen. Everyone has their own recipe.

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EnchiladasThe word enchilada actually means in chili. You may have had an enchilada in the US before, they sell them at taco bell However, the USs version of an enchilada is quite different than those served in MexicoIn Mexico, enchiladas are most commonly stuffed with chicken, however, they can also be made with pork, beef, steak, and other things.

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