the mexico culture
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- 1.The Mexico culture
By: Josie Plumly
2. Mexican Cuisine
Mexican cuisine dishes are typically consisted of corn and beans.
Corn, Mexicos staple gain, is eaten fresh, on the cob, and is a
ingredient in most dishes. Most of the corn, however, is used to
make masa, which is a dough for tamales, gorditas, tortillas, and
other items with a corn base in them. Squash and peppers also are a
key ingredient found in a lot of dishes as well. The most commonly
used spices in Mexico culture are chile powder, cumin, oregano,
cinnamon, garlic, and fresh onion.
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3. Tamales
Taco with beans and rice
Burritos
Gorditas
4. Mexican Government
The U.S. of Mexico is governed by a congressional system where the
President of the republic is both head of state and government.
Mexico is a multi-party democracy where voters nationally select a
President to serve a six year term, which is non-renewable.
5. Recreation in Mexico
In the past bullfighting was the most popular spectator sport.Still
this day many Mexicans attend bull fights. For this reason, the
large Mexican cities have bullfighting rings. Mexico city has the
largest bullring, seating 55,000 people.
6. Soccer is now the favorite sport for most Mexicans, followed by
baseball. Additional sports played in Mexico are golf, horse
racing, swimming, tennis,and football. Mexicans also love to dance
and go to nightclubs, or discos, and entertain friends and
relatives. One of their favorite, and custom dances is the Mexican
hat dance.
7. The Mexican hat dance
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8. Mexican religion
9. Mexican holidays
Most important ..
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10. Day of the Dead holiday
Mexican culture is filled with a lot of holidays. One of their most
important holiday is the two day celebration of the Day of the Dead
on Nov. 1st (all saints day) and Nov. 2nd (all souls day). Costumes
are a big part of the Mexican culture, as is Mexican traditional
clothing as well. During the Day of the Dead, Mexicans families
gather, remember, and honor loved ones who have passed. The
costumes worn on this day are made of bright colors which people
wear as they dance in the streets. They build private alters,
honoring the deceased, and use sugar skulls, marigolds, and the
deceased favorite foods to decorate the alters. This two day
holiday is a huge celebration.
11. Dating in Mexico
12. Mexico Climate
The coasts are hot and humid and can be subject to hurricanes
during hurricane season on Yucatan (Cancun) and the Peninsula
Bajapeninsula.
Baja
Cancun
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13. Inland weather is warm and spring like year round, although it
can become cooler during the months of Dec-March. The hottest
months vary by region, except Cancun which is hot.Rainy seasons are
May-Sept, and sometimes extends into Oct. Rainy storms usually
arrive late in the afternoon and come along with thunderstorms and
lightening. It will start to downpour before passing and then it
will leave the evenings dry and cooled off.
14. Interview with Nick from Mexico.
15. Mexico family
The Mexican family not only includes the immediate family but also
the extended family members as well. For the Mexicans its a way of
living, providing socialization,substance, and self awareness. The
familys unity has respect for the parents, religious beliefs,
strong work ethics, and a sense of loyalty, are values that are
deeply rooted within the Mexican culture. The unity allows the
family to grow together, with strength. Mexicans regard
relationships as the most important thing in life, next to
religion.
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16. The womans religious belief is that they believe that their
children are gifts from god. Furthermore,that it is the womans job
to rear the children at home, and budget the money, while The
father would go seek work.
17. Education in Mexico
Its mandatory for kids from ages 6-18 to attend school. However,
the economy itself sometimes makes this difficult.As a resultmany
families have theirchildren work rather than attend school. The
schools also lack investment in education. Unfortunately, this will
lead the future with a huge amount of uneducated Mexicans.
18. USA Today article by: Chris Hawley
Better education= better jobs
MEXICO CITY It was early afternoon and 312 students at Estado de
Mexico Primary School in the Mexico City suburb of Tultitlan were
just beginning their school day.
Some students had been working all morning at their families'
businesses, Principal Juan HumbertoBentez said.
"How many kilos of tomatoes do you sell in a day?" he asked
11-year-old Pedro Miguel Martnez, who works in his family's
vegetable distributing company.
"About 120 kilos," or roughly 265 pounds, Martnez answered
immediately.
The principal chuckled. "The ones who work," Bentez said, "are
really good with numbers."
Their exchange helps illustrate the challenges and the promise of
Mexican schools, where many students must balance education with
their family's economic needs. The poor quality of public education
here has become a growing concern as Mexico embarks on a new push
to modernize and create better paying jobs that could slow the flow
of migrants to the USA.
Test scores in Mexican schools rank below some other developing
nations, and dropout rates compare poorly with those in the
USA.
Last month, President Felipe Caldern called for an overhaul of
Mexico's school system. "We need a reform that gives Mexico the
right conditions to educate its students," Caldern said in a
speech.
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19. At a recent teacher training session in Mexico City, many
educators said change will be difficult. "It's not just the quality
of the schools, it's the economy," said Susan Espn, a sixth-grade
teacher. "Out in the countryside, attendance is poor because the
kids have to work to support their families. In the suburbs, you
have 40 or 50 kids in each class because the population growth is
so intense."
Over the long term, the deficiencies of Mexico's schools could have
serious consequences for the United States, said George Grayson, an
expert on Mexico at Virginia's College of William & Mary.
Poorly educated immigrants take longer to assimilate and lack the
skills that U.S. companies need to compete, he said.
At many Mexican schools, there is a morning shift and an afternoon
shift, each about five hours long, compared with the seven or eight
hours that American students spend in school. No lunch is served,
but children get a free box of strawberry-flavored milk and
snacks.
The Mexican government spends one-seventh what U.S. schools spend
per student: $1,522 a year, compared with $10,071.
"We don't have the things that they have in the United States that
allow the students to spend all day at school: the playing fields,
the cafeterias, the showers, the specialized attention," said
IsmaelVidales, a researcher at Mexico's Center for Advanced Studies
and Research in Pedagogy.
Only 47% of students who enter vocational high schools graduate,
according to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics, Geography
and Information Processing. In college-prep high schools, the
graduation rate is 60%.
In the United States, 75% of all high school students
graduate.
20. The make-up of the culture influences the Mexican communication
in several ways.
One it provides closeness in the families and in church, allowing
them to get along and understand each other and each others beliefs
better, which allows communication to flow. Second, Mexicans tend
to place more emphasis on people and relationships than to the
strict devotion of set schedules in social situations.
Thirdly,Mexicans are comfortable standing close to one another
while talking. One to two feet is normal. It can be considered rude
to back up or away from someone while they are speaking. This
allows Mexicans to create a closeness as well.
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22. References
Kirkwood, Burton (2000). The History of Mexico: Westport, CT:
Imprint of Greenwood Publishing, Inc.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-04-30-mexicoschools_N.htm
http://www.culturecrossing.net/basics_business_student_details.php?Id=14&CID=134