Honoring La Virgen de Guadalupe

Written by on December 12, 2011
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Historia/History, Mexico City, Mexico Today, MexMonday, Religion, Sponsored

December 12th is a very important day in Mexico for faithful Catholics—El día de la Virgen de Guadalupe. If you’re not familiar with the story, here’s the very abbreviated version: in 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to a poor Aztec man named Juan Diego, who had converted to Christianity several years before. He was so [...]

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Cuaresma means Lent

Written by on March 21, 2011
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Mexico City, MexMonday, Religion

A quick primer on Cuaresma (Lent) in Mexico and the U.S. and why Catholics give things up. Find out what I’m giving up for 2011.

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