MEXICAN CULTURE

MEXICAN FOOD

• Tacos are one of the most common Mexican food you'll find anywhere
• Mexicans also love to eat spicy food or spicy salsa/sauce.
• A popular mexican drink is ochata(mexican version of a milkshake)
• Red rice or rice with corn is also a traditional mexican food
• It is also comman to eat mexican food with tortillas

MARRIAGE

• It is vary common for man to ask woman's father for her hand in marriage
• But organized marriage is not uncommon
• Based on Mexican tradition, the father of the groom pays for the wedding
• The traditional color to wear at a wedding is white
• It is also traditional for the father of the bride to give a speech

TRADITIONS/CELEBRATIONS

• "CINCO DE MAYO" is a day where we celebrate mexican indapendance
• "DAY OF THE DEAD" is when we celebrate the people who have left this world and gone to the next
• "QUINCENEIRA" the celebration when a girl turns into a woman
• "DIA DEL GRITO" the day when family and friends get togother and have fun and then sceam
• "BIRTHDAYS" on birthdays we celabrate with a piñata and smash birthday persons into a cake

RELIGION

• A huge part of the Mexican population is catholic
• Most catholics wear a rosary
• It is customary to go to church on Sunday
• It is also customary to pray a number of times throughout the day
• Most Catholics are vary strict with their beliefs

SPORTS

• Most mexicans play soccer
• Its taken vary seriously to play it
• It is also a game of skill
• People like to dress up and paint their face with the color of thier favorite team
• Its a vary fun game