Culture of Mexico

Calabash (; Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, zucca melon and opo squash, is a vine which is grown for its fruit. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae, is native to tropical Africa, and cultivated across the tropics. It can be either harvested young to be consumed as a vegetable, or harvested mature to be dried and used as a kitchen utensil (typically as a ladle or bowl), beverage container or a musical instrument. When it is fresh, the fruit has a light green smooth ski

Tagetes () is a genus of 50 species of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae. They are among several groups of plants known in English as marigolds. The genus Tagetes was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

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The Day of the Dead is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. These celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember amusing events and anecdotes about the departed. It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage. The observance falls during the Christian period of Allhallowtide. Some argue that there are Indigenous Mexican or ancient Aztec influences that account for the custom, though others see it as a local expression of the Allhallowtide season that was brought to the region by the Spanish; the Day of the Dead has become a way to remember those forebears of Mexican culture. The Day of the Dead is largely seen as having a festive characteristic.

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thumb|350px|View of the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site|Grant-Kohrs Ranch near [[Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S.]]

collection of myths of the Aztec civilization

2014 American animated film directed by Jorge Gutiérrez

thumb|right|A nine-pointed star piñata thumb|right|A woman strikes a piñata at a celebration.

main Temple of Tenochtitlan

Seat of the Executive branch of the Mexican Federal Government in Mexico City

Zócalo () is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City. Prior to the conquest by Spain, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The plaza used to be known simply as the Plaza Mayor ("Main Square") or Plaza de Armas ("Arms Square"), and today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución ("Constitution Square").

example of metachronal rhythm achieved in a packed stadium

dialect of Spanish spoken and written in Mexico

Spanish traditional folk song

Mesoamerican rite

thumb|Metate, mano and corn, all circa 12th century AD, from Chaco Canyon, USA thumb|Mano, metate and bowl of corn. Museum display of Ancestral Pueblo artifacts at [[Mesa Verde National Park.]] A metate (or mealing stone) is a type or variety of quern, a ground stone tool used for processing grain and seeds. In traditional Mesoamerican cultures, metates are typically used by women who would grind nixtamalized maize and other organic materials during food preparation (e.g., making tortillas). Similar artifacts have been found in other regions, such as the sil-batta in Bihar and Jharkhand, India

1910–1913 sketching by José Guadalupe Posada

2011 film directed by Alex Zamm

film project begun in 1930 directed by Sergei Eisenstein

culture and traditions in Mexico

type of sweet roll traditionally baked in Mexico during the weeks leading up to the Día de Muertos

cultural landscape in Mexico

languages of a geographic region

thumb|260px|Temazcal at the Joya de Cerén archaeological site, El Salvador A temazcal is a type of sweat lodge, which originated with indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The term temazcal comes from the Nahuatl language, either from the words (to bathe) and (house), or from the word (house of heat).

thumb|300px|Alebrijes at the Pochote Market in the city of Oaxaca thumb|Zacualpan Mojiganga 070 thumb|300px|Animation clip (in Spanish) about alebrijes made by the Museo de Arte Popular in collaboration with Wiki Learning, Tec de Monterrey Alebrijes () are brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical (fantasy/mythical) creatures, traditionally made from papier-mâché or wood. The art form originated in Mexico City in the 1930s, when Pedro Linares, a papier-mâché artist, began creating surreal, dreamlike creatures after experiencing vivid hallucinations during an illness. His desi

first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas

thumb|Marianismo derives from Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic and Hispanic American beliefs about Mary, mother of Jesus, providing a supposed ideal of true [[femininity as the "absolute role model" for adult and young Hispanic/Latina women.]]

alt=Photo: Miho Hagino|thumb|Felina Santiago, Muxe activist, President of the Muxe Group Las Auténticas Intrépidas Buscadoras del Peligro Photo: Miho Hagino thumb|Lukas Avendaño, a Zapotec peoples|Zapotec muxe [[performance artist.]]

Charrería (), also known historically as Jaripeo, is the national sport of Mexico and a discipline arising from equestrian activities and livestock traditions used in the haciendas of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

thumb|A sugar skull, a common gift for children and decoration for the Day of the Dead.

Christmas tradition in the Spanish-speaking world

Mexican song about female soldiers

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thumb|A charro on his horse thumb|Female and male charro regalia, including sombreros de charro thumbnail|right|Mexican Charro (1828). Originally, the term "Charro" was a derogatory name for the Mexican Rancheros, the inhabitants of the countryside. The term is synonymous with the English terms "yokel", "hick", "country bumpkin", or "rube".

mosaic serpent at the British museum

traditional women's dress of Mexico

thumb|Pan de muerto altar commemorating a deceased man in Milpa Alta, México DF

species of plant

Mexican animator

thumb|right|250px|alt=Parachico|Parachico dancer The Parachico or Parachicos are traditional dancers from Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico, who dance on the streets of the town during the Grand Fiesta festivities, which take place from January 15 to 23 every year. The festival honors the local patron saints the Black Christ of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony Abbot, and Saint Sebastian. It is claimed locally that, like many of the Catholic festivals in Latin America, it has its roots in the much older indigenous culture. So it has developed into a hybrid of old indigenous culture and newer Catholic a

thumb|upright=1.5|350px|right|Codex Azcatitlan, [[Hernán Cortés and Malinche (far right), early 16th-century indigenous pictorial manuscript of the conquest of Mexico]]

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thumb|Painting of a woman with a rebozo Juan Rodríguez Juárez. A rebozo is a long flat garment, very similar to a shawl, worn mostly by women in Mexico. It can be worn in various ways, usually folded or wrapped around the head and/or upper body to shade from the sun, provide warmth and as an accessory to an outfit. It is also used to carry babies and large bundles, especially among indigenous women. The origin of the garment is unclear, but Indigenous women of Mesoamerica were the primary weavers of the first rebozos, often crafted with body-tensioned or back-strap "otate" looms. Spaniards use

2012 film directed by Lev L. Spiro

seed pods inhabited by a moth larva, known for "jumping" when heated

300px|thumb|upright=1.35|Vaquero (1877) thumb|“Music of the Plains” (mural study, Kilgore, Texas, 1939) by [[Xavier Gonzalez. This New Deal-era artwork features a Vaquero serenading a woman, symbolizing the deep Hispanic cultural roots in Kilgore's identity. The original study is housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.]]

thumb|A "Catrina" sculpture thumb|A calaca of La Calavera Catrina|alt=A calaca of La Calavera Catrina A calaca (, a colloquial Mexican Spanish name for skeleton) is a figure of a skull or skeleton (usually human) commonly used for decoration during the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, although they are made all year round.

Mexican decorative craft made by tissue paper

National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico

right|thumbnail|275px|Vendor mixing the beverage before serving it Tejate is a non-alcoholic maize and cacao beverage traditionally made in Oaxaca, Mexico, originating from pre-Hispanic times. It remains very popular among the indigenous Mixtec and Zapotec peoples, especially in rural areas. It is also very popular in Oaxaca and the surrounding regions. Principal ingredients include toasted maize, fermented cacao beans, toasted mamey pits (pixtle) and flor de cacao (also known as rosita de cacao). These are finely ground into a paste. The paste is mixed with water, usually by hand, and when it

thumb|300px|Tianguis or market day in Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc, [[Guerrero]] thumb|Tianguis near central Monterrey. A '''''' is an open-air market or bazaar that is traditionally held on certain market days in a town or city neighborhood in Mexico and Central America. This bazaar tradition has its roots well into the pre-Hispanic period and continues in many cases essentially unchanged into the present day. The word comes from in Classical Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec Empire. In rural areas, many traditional types of merchandise are still sold, such as agriculture supplies and products a

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Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional Mexican board game of chance, similar to bingo, but played with a deck of cards instead of numbered balls. Each card has an image of an object, its name, and a number, although the number is usually ignored. Each player has at least one '', a board with a randomly created 4 × 4 grid selected from the card images. Players choose a tabla ("board") to play with, from a variety of previously created '', each with a different selection of images.

thumb|300px|Quezquémetl from the Huasteca#Huasteca_potosina|Huasteca Potosina, identifiable for its colours

pavilion of World Showcase in Epcot

art museum in Mexico City

Book fair in Guadalajara, Mexico