Cultural identity
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- Three aspects of culture that impact Mexico's worldview are holidays, recreation and eating. This creates a worldview that Mexican culture is involved with having a great connection with family.
- “Mexican families remember their loved ones who have passed on and pay homage to their spirits through storytelling, food, drink, and prayer. Altars are decorated with flowers and adorned with religious amulets and offerings of food, cigarettes, and alcoholic beverages for the deceased's spirits to enjoy'”
- Mexico's Day of the Dead is a holiday that commemorates loved ones that have passed away. It is a celebration of the culture's ancestors and many believe they can communicate with the dead during this event. This shows how we value the importance of family by remembering the people who passed away and the day of the dead is when you can sort of reunite again.
- Mexican culture has been influenced by their leisures because this is the time when you can enjoy doing activities that are common in their culture. Leisured are connected to Mexican cultural identity because this tells us a lot about what we enjoy during our spare time
- “On weekends, families and friends enjoy gathering at home or in restaurants. Meeting for a chat in the zócalo (town square) in the evening or on Sunday is popular among older rural men. Daylong fiestas (parties) and weeklong festivals nearly always feature fireworks, feasts, and bullfights.Urban youth enjoy spending their free time in shopping malls, where they go to movies or chat with friends”
- Mexican culture typically has three main meals daily and also a merienda time which is a light snack between 2 and 4. However, when Mexican people are eating they have eating etiquettes that are common in Mexican culture when eating the three main meals.
- “People are expected to wait until everyone is served before eating. When eating, Mexicans keep both hands above the table. Some foods are eaten with utensils, while others (such as tacos, for example) are eaten by hand or by using pieces of tortillas to scoop food. Meals usually are not rushed and may last up to two hours. One should generally ask to be excused when leaving the table” (
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