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The culture of an individual Mexican is influenced by familial ties, gender, religion, location, and social class, among other factors. Contemporary life in the cities of Mexico has become similar to that in the neighboring United States and in Europe, with provincial people conserving traditions more than city dwellers.
Malintzin, in an engraving dated 1886. Marina [maˈɾina] or Malintzin [maˈlintsin] ( c. 1500 – c. 1529), more popularly known as La Malinche [la maˈlintʃe], a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, became known for contributing to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521), by acting as an interpreter, advisor, and ...
Mexican handcrafts and folk art, called artesanía in Mexico, is a complex category of items made by hand or in small workshops for utilitarian, decorative, or other purposes. These include ceramics, wall hangings, certain types of paintings, and textiles. [104]
History of Mexico. Detail of a relief from Palenque, a Classic-era city. Maya script is the only writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas to be completely known and enabled the beginning of recorded history. Virgin of Guadalupe and castas, 1. Program of centennial festivities of Mexican independence in September 1910, asserting the ...
Jarabe Tapatío. Jarabe Tapatío, often referred to as the Mexican hat dance, is the national dance of Mexico. [1] It originated as a courtship dance in Guadalajara, Jalisco, during the 19th century, although its elements can be traced back to the Spanish zambra and jarabe gitano, which were popular during the times of the viceroyalty. [2]
La Llorona. La Llorona ( Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; 'the Crying Woman, the Wailer') is a vengeful ghost in Mexican folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her.
Languages of Mexico. The Constitution of Mexico does not declare an official language; however, Spanish is the de facto national language spoken by over 99% of the population [1] making it the largest Spanish speaking country in the world. Due to the cultural influence of the United States, American English is widely understood, especially in ...
"The Totonac Civilization," a mural by Diego Rivera in the National Palace celebrates Mexico's indigenous history. The Mexican Revolution, a violent social and cultural movement that defined 20th-century Mexico, produced a nationalist sentiment that the indigenous peoples were the foundation of Mexican society in a movement known as indigenismo ...