Mexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays

This lesson will focus on holidays that represent and commemorate Mexico's religious traditions, culture, and politics over the past five hundred years. The holidays celebrated by Mexico today exemplify the synthesis of ancient Mexican religion and Catholicism, and commemorate the struggles of Mexico's different social classes and ethnic groups. These include the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), the Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos), the Cry of Dolores (El Grito de Dolores), and Cinco de Mayo.