They journey south to welcome the dead and then they go back to the U.S.
On the eve of the Day of the Dead, Maria Santiago stood in the back of a moving pickup truck with her hair whipping through the air, heading toward the agave fields that her father had owned in this small town outside Oaxaca City. Maria Santiago passes by the agave fields in her hometown, Santiago Matatlan, in Mexico’s Oaxaca state. (Eva More...
The Catholic roots of Halloween, the Vigil of All Saints’ Day (VIDEO)
In the modern world, and especially in English speaking countries, Halloween has become one of the most important holidays of the year, with millions of children and adults dressing up as their favourite heroes, More...
Two years ago, Catholics in Guanajuato demonstrated against Halloween celebrations
Two years ago, in October 2019, members of the Catholic Church of the city of Guanajuato made a call on October 31 (Halloween), to attend an “Anti Halloween” march, which went through the main streets More...
Poetic Memories Honor Mexico’s Day of the Dead
by Lee Harris San Miguel Poetry Cafe’s monthly program will feature poems in honor of Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations on Tuesday, November 2. Poet Beth Spencer will give Zoom viewers a multimedia presentation More...
Workshops for Quality Storytelling
by Vicki Totten “Only write from your own passion, your own truth. That’s the only thing you really know about, and anything else leads you away from the pulse.” — Marianne Williamson As More...
Indigenous Peoples not allowed into World’s ‘Most Inclusive’ Climate Conference
Indigenous peoples comprise less than 5 percent of the world’s population but protect 80 percent of its biodiversity. But COVID and immigration restrictions are making it nearly impossible for some communities More...
Cajeta de Celaya, Guanajuato, a traditional sweet and Mexican historical element
The cajeta de Celaya, a traditional sweet that helped to achieve victory in the times of the Mexican Revolution Celaya, Guanajuato, (October 27, 2021).- The Cajeta from Celaya is part of the traditional More...
Oaxaca Giant ‘Alebrijes’, conquer New York City with their magic
The giant alebrijes placed in New York’s Rockefeller Center are the work of Oaxaca artisans Jacobo and María Ángeles, from San Martín Tilcajete municipality New York, (October 23, 2021).- “I want More...
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Colonial Homes San Miguel Celebrates One Year Anniversary
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Colonial Homes San Miguel recently celebrated its one-year anniversary with a record-breaking home priced at US$4.7 More...
Ecstatic Deep Poetry Master Class! Writing Inside the Tales…
12-HR CLASS + 0.5-HR MENTORING + 1.5-HR READINGONLINE | $350 USD | OCT 22–DEC 10Poets! Storyistas!Come write Poems, Deep Story — whatever calls you to the page — within the ancient, image-rich More...
