Mexico

Using your country assigned above, find information online about Hispanic Heritage month in that country. Record your findings here. Prepare to discuss three highlights or most interesting facts.


 * MEXICO**
 * Celebrations:**


 * Independence from Spain is 15th and 16th decorations include the Mexican flag which is green white and red.
 * September 26 to October 4 the city celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel this involves prades, dances, and concerts.
 * Día de muertos is the Days of the Dead, which is celebrated October 31st to November 1st or 2nd and it remembers the deceased relatives

In Mexico, it is tradition to celebrate “dia de los muertos,” which means day of the dead. This is a celebration in which Mexicans celebrate the life of a lost loved one. There are many traditions going into this celebration. The prime factor in setting up for the celebration is the “ofrenda” or altar. The ofrenda is decorated with colors scent and items that the lost loved one once loved. Some items placed on this altar are candles, incense, flowers, sugar skulls, sodas and food they liked, and some of their old possessions. The candles that arte typically used are either white or light yellow. Once the altar is made family and friends all gather together and help each other celebrate and remember the life of the person they lost. They usually go to mass and thank the Lord for the years spent, and then go to a party with many families and friends. Mexico is very proud of their own country. They gained independence from Spain on August 24, 1821. This was a big step because Mexico had been under control of Spain for more than 300 years. Mexico wanted freedom, because of unjust treatment.

In Mexico Independence Day is celebrated on September 16. This is celebrating Mexico's gaining their independence from Spain. The celebration begins September 15. The towns in Mexico are decorated with flags, and confide all of which is red green and white. The people feast and have a fiesta and celebrate their independence. When the clock strikes 11 all fo the people go silent. On the last strike of 11 the President of Mexico steps out and speaks to the country. He shouts "Viva Mexico" "Viva la independencia." The crowd of people echo this back at him and then confide fills the air. Also the statue of father Hildago is decorated with the country colors: red. white, and green.

Look for 3-5 authentic sources from your country. (Newspapers, magazines, etc) Copy the web addresses here. Newspapers: Then explore those sites for any information you can gather about current Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. Record any findings here. -By the 16th of September this year, Mexico will celebrate 200 years of independence. -The celebration of the day of the dead begins with the harvest of the cemapasuchitl, also called flower of twenty petals and the flower of the dead. The flowers will be sold in a market place or Tianguis, where the people go to buy the items they need to place on the altar. -The the day of the dead is lively and celebrates the gift of the time that was spent with the departed, not the death of an individual.
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 * 4) __[|El Periodico de Mexico]__
 * 5) __[|El Universal]__
 * 6) [|Prensa Escrita]
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 * 8) http://www.elperiodicodemexico.com/index_.php
 * 9) http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/noticias.html
 * 10) http://www.diariodemexico.com.mx
 * 11) http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/mexico.htm

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