Mexico’s Culture. By: Lauren Smith Kyla Underwood Reanna Brackett Maddie Thorne.

Mexico’s Culture.

By: Lauren SmithKyla UnderwoodReanna BrackettMaddie Thorne

Special occasions.. The Day of the Dead,(is a celebration that represents the unity between

life and death. Their Halloween Celebration)Las Posadas, ( the begining of their christmas festivals, a 9 day

celebration starting december 16th)Noche Buena, ( this is their actual christmas, They celebrate it just like

we do,)Semana Santa , ( Mexico’s second most important holiday season of the

year, this occasion they celebrate the christian holiday of easter.)The origination for Cinco De Mayo, ( this is The Fifth Of May,

commemorates the defeat of the French army by the Mexicans at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862.)

Carnaval, (is an official Mexican holiday that kicks off a five-day celebration of the libido before the Catholic lent.)

Mexico’s Independence Day, (celebrated on september 16th, It commemorates the beginning of Mexico's struggle for independence from Spain)

Virgen De Guadalupe, (This day is very important part of all Mecican’s lives. She was the patron of all catholics in Mexico)

Quinceanera, ( The celebration of a girls 15th birthday, this is when they consider her a woman.)

• This is what

This is what they wear on Cinco de mayo The day of the dead

costumes

Quinceanera dresses

Types of fabrics..

Fabric types they used for their clothing and costumes : Cotton, Bark, Agave, Wool, and Silk

They also enjoyed things with multi color patterns, just different unique styles.

Today they still do wear these fabrics. And even today people still wear things like we all do.

Every student wears a uniform to school, and each school has their own style and colors. Even the teachers wear uniforms but theirs are different from the students. Here are some pictures of different schools and their uniforms. You can see differences and similarities. They have uniforms and we don’t.

The Bride may wear a mantilla veil, or a slim dress with a bolero jacket, or even a Flamenco-style dress with ruffles at the hem. In lieu of carrying flowers she may carry a fan. The groom may choose to wear a matadorian outfit – a bolero jacket with tight fitting pants, or, a Mexican wedding shirt with loose, drawstring pants. 

The difference between men and women clothing there..

Typical women clothing includes a skirt, a “huipil” (a kind of

sleeve-less tunic), a “quechquémitl” (a closed shoulder cape) and a “rebozo” (a kind of shawl).

Mexican clothing for men is mostly “European-like”, which means that both the trousers and the shirt are European garments, and possibly the only native addition to the men’s wardrobe is a large blanket cape, called “Sarape”. Men often wear Mexican boots too.

Green for the territory (resources, mountains, rivers, etc);

White for the people (ethnicity, believes, mixture, honesty, unity, purty); and

Red for the struggles for remaining the national independence and freedom.

Yellow- mourning

Fun Facts…

• Mexico brought chocolate to the world!• Mexico introduced chilles and corn to the world as

well!!• The currency of mexico is the peso.• Mexico is the largest manufacturer of salt in the

world. • Mexican children take the name of both their parents

(father's last and mother's maiden) to preserve the heritage.