Mexican Culture
Garrett Ensmann and Briley Adams
Mexican Diets
A common Mexican diet depends on the time of day typically.
For breakfast, the majority of people eat meals that usually include sweet breads, tropical fruits, toast, granola, and yogurt.
Lunch is regarded as the main meal of the day and commonly includes a soup or salad, main course (usually seafood or another type of meat), rice and/or beans, and warm tortillas.
Dinner is typically a lighter meal and is usually made up of soup, a salad or tacos.
Traditional Mexican Family Values
Beliefs
Day of the Dead: The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 1st, and 2nd in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day which occurs on November 1st and All Soul's Day which occurs on November 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.
Superstitions
Crosses
Biboliagraphy
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