When I think of the Mexican culture, I large aspect of their culture is religion. The Virgin Mary or Lady of Guadalupe is a key representation of Mexicans faith in their religion and belief in God. I have never been to a Catholic church that did not have a picture of the Virgin Mary; further emphasizing the significance of this in Mexican culture.
Another important aspect of Mexican culture is the Mexican eagle portrayed on the national coat of arms and other significant pieces of Mexican culture. In the earlier years, the Tenochtitlan’s viewed the eagle as a strong religious connotation. The “Mexican eagle” is better known as the golden eagle or in Spanish the aguila real (royal eagle). The eagle or aguila is so significant to the Mexican people that Aguila became a popular surname (hence my last name).
Futbol or soccer in the United States is an extremely popular sport in Mexico; in fact, the World Cup is practically a religious event to Mexicans. Not only are they very competitive people but soccer has been part of Mexican history for as long as I can remember. In fact, my parents started my siblings and me in soccer at the age of four. Mexicans are very proud people and soccer is an outlet that enables them to work as hard as they can to come out on top as the World Cup.
Quinceaneras are important in the Mexican culture; it is similar to a sweet sixteen party in America, however, can be even more extravagant. Mexican girls are given a quinceanera when they turn fifteen as a celebration of them approaching womanhood. Quinceaneras are so important in the Mexican culture that the cost, preparation, and overall celebration are very similar to a wedding. There are gowns and tuxedos, a special dance, and several other aspects of the quince.
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My english is very poor, so here I go in spanish:
La cuidad de Tenochtitlan, capital del imperio Azteca se fundo alrededor del año 1325. Los Aztecas buscaban el lugar prometido por su dios Hutzilopochtli. Despues de vagar por decadas, encontraron en un islote enmedio de un lago un Aguila que posada en una planta de nopal, devoraba una serpiente. La leyenda cuenta que el dios les indico que esa era la señal que les indicaba el lugar donde debian fundar su ciudad y asi lo hicieron. Ese lugar es el que hoy ocupa la Ciudad de Mexico, capital del pais. Es esa leyenda la que esta ilustrada en la bandera nacional, por ello el Aguila Real es el escudo del pais.
Nice Blog. Congratulations!
hi vanessa--where is your 3rd blog?
I never know that Mexican eagle was so beautiful. I liked Todavia's story in spanish about the legend of the Aztecs on how they came to Tenochtitlan. I learned about it in my Mexican american history class. For those of you who can't read spanish, copy and past the comment to dictionary.com's translator so that you don't miss out on this really cool legend.
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