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Culture & Traditions

Mexico’s cultures are local first: community festivals, craft traditions, music scenes, and kitchens that tell history in every dish. This page collects our culture stories with an emphasis on the people who keep traditions alive and the changes they face. Expect profiles, event coverage, and explainers that connect past and present without cliché. We highlight regional differences and the everyday work behind a “cultural moment,” from rehearsals to markets to community halls.

Day of the Innocents

Day of the Innocents 2025: Meaning and date in Mexico

Day of the Innocents lands on Dec. 28, 2025. It began as a Catholic remembrance and now doubles as Mexico’s prank day, online and off....
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Traditional posadas Mexico

Traditional posadas in Mexico and life before modern times

Long before loud parties, posadas were neighborhood prayer walks, shared food, candles, and piñatas meant to teach and bind the block.
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Mexican posadas tradition

The Mexican posadas tradition has a secret ingredient

Posadas blend 16th-century faith, neighborhood ritual, and seasonal food—ponche, tamales, and sweets—across Mexico each December.
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San Miguel posadas season

San Miguel posadas season lights up the city for nine nights

San Miguel de Allende’s public posadas run Dec. 16–24 at 7 p.m., moving nightly between churches with songs, candles, and community.
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San Miguel Guadalupe Day

San Miguel Guadalupe Day turns streets into a sea of faith

San Miguel de Allende marked Guadalupe Day with packed Masses, street processions, and neighborhood celebrations that drew families and pilgrims.
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Virgin of Guadalupe

Virgin of Guadalupe Pilgrimage: What Dec 12 Means in Mexico

See why the Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage fills Mexico City every Dec 12, from the 1531 legend to families who walk for days and sing...
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San Miguel Christmas poinsettias

San Miguel Christmas poinsettias paint the town red

San Miguel de Allende’s historic center turns bright red as city crews plant poinsettias across plazas and parks for Christmas.
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Puebla UNESCO World Heritage

Puebla marks its 38th anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage site

Puebla marks its 38th anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage site, balancing its tiled Baroque streets with the pressures of a fast-growing city.
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Posadas Navideñas 2025

Posadas Navideñas 2025: How nine nights define Christmas

Mexico’s posadas return December 16–24, 2025, blending Aztec roots, colonial evangelization, and today’s piñata-filled neighborhood fiestas.
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Guadalupe Reyes marathon

Guadalupe Reyes Marathon: From pilgrimages and posadas to rosca and gifts

From pilgrimages and posadas to rosca and gifts, the Guadalupe Reyes marathon blends faith and partying while putting road safety to the test.
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Iztapalapa Passion of Christ

Iztapalapa Passion of Christ earns UNESCO world honor

UNESCO has added Iztapalapa’s Passion of Christ to its Intangible Heritage list, turning a local promise into a globally protected tradition.
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Nohoch Mul pyramid

Tourists can again climb Cobá’s Nohoch Mul pyramid

Mexico has reopened Cobá’s 42 meter Nohoch Mul pyramid after six years, with a new wooden staircase to protect the stone steps.
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