Learn, Live & Love the Spanish Language. WITH MEXICAN PASSION
La historia del Carnaval Las fiestas de los Carnavales tienen su origen en diversas fiestas en honor de dioses paganos, como las Saturnales en honor al dios romano Saturno. No obstante, en la Edad Media se convirtieron en una tradición ligada a la Cuaresma, una celebración católica. Los antecedentes de los Carnavales: las fiestas lupercales romanas, las fiestas en honor
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By Alvaro Ramírez As a kid in a small town in Michoacan, I learned that Lent is the forty-day period that follows the first full moon after the Spring equinox when Catholics reaffirm their faith by way of ritual, abstinence, and penance. As a little kid growing up in a small town in Michoacán, I was always intrigued by the meaning
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By Dr. James J. Horn Morelos is Mexico’s second smallest state but one of its most appealing tourist destinations. Located on the border of the Federal District in south-central Mexico, it is only a 90-minute drive from the Mexico City airport and two and a half hours from Acapulco. Its near-perfect year-round climate has attracted visitors since the days of
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No te pierdas de este increible evento y de la gran experiencia de conocer todos los usos que tiene el cacao y de probar el chocolate en sus diferentes formas a través de la cultura mexicana. En el Ex convento de Culhuacán, Ciudad de México A partir del 4 de Mayo al 6 de Mayo del 2018 Desde las 9:00 hasta las 18:00
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Un grupo de alumnos de la escuela de Saratoga, tuvieron la oportunidad de vivir una gran experiencia en Spanish School Uninter, aprendiendo español, conociendo la cultura mexicana, interactuando y practicando el idioma español al conversar con mexicanos, descubriendo las tradiciones, degustando de la gastronomía y visitando algunos de los lugares turísticos más hermosos que hay en México. Visita de Saratoga
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Carnival of Jiutepec From January 18 to 23, 2018 On Thursday, January 25 the carnival of Jiutepec begins (the first carnival of the year in the state of Morelos), starting with the «Procession of the Widows» and later with the traditional «Jump of the Chinelo», which will take place until January 29 from 10:00 at the morning in the Zócalo
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The origin of Christmas Carols The Christmas Carols appears during the middle age, but at that time were not songs about Christmas or religion themes; they were songs that related events that happened in the villages about love, heartbreak, death, as well as everything that happened in town and these were sung by the habitants of the rural villages. These
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Christmas Posadas In Mexico the celebration of the Christmas posadas is a tradition that comes from the Catholic religion, inspired in the biblical story that narrates the crossing of the Virgin Mary and her husband San José who were searching a lodging for María, because she was go into labor for the son of God. Beginning to celebrate in the
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The Origin of the Christmas Punch The Christmas punch has its origin in ancient Persia, where the Persians consumed a drink called «Panj» made of brandy, palm wine, sugar, lemon, water, and tea. Later, this custom moved to Spain and it was called «Punch», which is prepared with sugar, pineapple juice, lemon juice, cola and lemon soda, peach juice, orange
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Sphere Fair 2017 The «Feria de la esfera» at the Magic town of Tlalpujahua, Michoacan began on September 30, 2017 and will be until December 17, 2017. Take the opportunity to admire and acquire the best Christmas spheres of blown glass and other Christmas decorations that you can find in the municipal auditorium and also there will be cultural activities
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Con la Mente Abierta [Written by Kailee Haong coming from Gonzaga University in U.S.A. and ex-student at Spanish School Uninter; she tells us about his experience studying Spanish language, living in Mexico with a Mexican family and denying some myths about the Mexican country]. More often than not, we disregard our southern counterparts by categorizing them as poor, lesser, drug-riddled
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Miquiztli Meaning: «Death». Miquiztli represents the duality of life and death. Personified by Mictlancihuatl (The goddess of death) and Mictlantecuhtli (The god of death) who are the Aztec gods of hell in Mictlan (Place of the Dead). According to the legend, for the creation of the man, Quetzalcoatl had to go to look for the gods
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On Saturday, October 21 our students from Putney School attended at the National Balloon and Music Festival 2017, carried out in Mexico Gardens, Teqesquitengo, Morelos. The main attraction of this event was the flights in aerostatic balloons started to inflate at 6:00 am and then those began to take off at 7:00 am. At 9:00 a.m. the other activities
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The origin of the word mariachi There are different theories about the origin of mariachi: 1. It comes from the French word «marriage». At the French intervention, the French soldiers called marriage to the «matrimonio» in Mexico and to the music that was played in them. 2. It comes from the first musical ensembles of the Colonial age
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Tepoztlán village: In the village of Tepoztlán, the best place to eat is in the market located in front of the convent, where you can eat: Itacates Green Mole Tamales of Butter Gorditas stuffed with cream, sauce, and grated cheese Puente de Ixtla village: In this place you can found more typical dishes: Enchiladas of peanut Nopales in Guajillo
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Prohibitions in other countries, which in Mexico are legal: – In Bolivia: The operation of Coca-Cola and McDonald’s is prohibited to preserve its culture and the health of the residents. – In Bangladesh, Argentina, Italy, Rwanda, The United States (Los Angeles), Hawaii (Rio Grande) and Italy: The use of plastic bags are prohibited because many terrestrial and marine animals died
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Today September 15, we celebrate in Uninter the day of the beginning of the Mexican independence, and this time our students from Spanish School Uninter attended to this event which helps them to know more about the traditions of Mexico, their music, and their typical dances In Mexico, we are accustomed to celebrates on September 15 the day of the
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Tetelcingo village: It’s located at the North of Cuautla, is a town with origin Olmeca, where some people preserve the Nahuatl language; in Tetelcingo the typical dish is: Mojarras, prepared with wallpaper or fried. Mazatepec village: In the Prehispanic period, Mazatepec was an important part of the religious and political center of Xochicalco, it counts with a great variety of typical
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Tlaltenango is an avenue in Cuernavaca City, whose name comes from the Nahuatl Language Tlalli: Earth, Tenamitl: Wall and Co: In; which it means: «On the wall of the earth». Was since 1523, when Hernán Cortés began to build the Church of «The Lord St. Jose and the Lord of Mercy»; the only surviving vestige of the Vice-Royal epoch that
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The past Saturday, our students of Spanish School Uninter visited the Xochicalco Pyramids, located in Miacatlán, Morelos, by the «Club Amigo» program. In this excursion, they learned more about Xochicalco ruins, a Nahuatl name that means: Place of the House of Flowers. Xochicalco appears after the desertion of Teotihuacan, to hold the economic and political power in the region. This place
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