Yucatán Magazine’s 2021 Thanksgiving Dining Guide
Here we are again with a list of turkey-and-trimmings options for anyone in Yucatan craving a taste of home.
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Monday closures to mark the Mexican Revolution
Many workers will get Monday off to celebrate the 111th anniversary of the outbreak of the Mexican revolution.
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Culture | History | Traditions
Cinco de Mayo: That’s Mexican Independence Day, right? Wrong.
In much of the world, there exists a misconception that May 5th is some sort of huge holiday in Mexico.
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Mérida mayor tells you how to dispose of your Christmas tree
Has your evergreen worn out its welcome? Mérida City Hall has announced its 2021 Christmas tree collection drive. The city is encouraging residents to drop off their Christmas trees at one of seven locations every day from Jan. 7 to 31, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. The collected Christmas trees will be composted and…
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Baby Yoda and Nutela: These aren’t your grandmother’s Rosca de Reyes
This year’s “fiesta de los Reyes Magos” is looking rather different. The celebration commemorates the arrival of three wise men from the orient — likely Persia — to attend the birth of Christ. This festivity is observed throughout most of Latin America and Spain. The reyes magos deliver gifts to children much in the same way…
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For Yucatán, a relatively cold Christmas with wind and rain
For this Christmas Day, it’s a meteorological stocking full of coal. Windy weather with rain is predicted, along with not-so-tropical temperatures. A frontal system with a polar air mass will bring temperatures to no warmer than 71F / 22C, which to most foreigners is just dandy. But to locals, it’s not so comfortable. Rocky waters…
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Getting the most out of a very different Christmas in Yucatán
Yucatán is the place for lively celebrations over the Christmas holidays. However, for obvious reasons, this year’s festivities will be much more subdued. With the prohibition of large gatherings and restrictions on mobility, traditions such as posadas and la rama have been canceled. Also canceled has been the lighting of the Coca-Cola Christmas Tree and…
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The big bang: Yucatán divided over holiday fireworks
Controversy has surrounded the decision by Yucatán’s state government to award 340 permits for the sale of pyrotechnics during the holiday season. While many have argued on social media that the use of pyrotechnics is a fun tradition, others have expressed their discontent arguing that the dangers and noise caused by such explosives far outweigh…
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Despite holidays, Yucatán bans block parties and keeps curfew
A curfew on drivers will be upheld every night at 11:30 through Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Yucatan officials said. Moreover, requests to block streets for neighborhood parties will be declined in 2020. Last year, 200 public streets were blocked off for private fiestas when homeowners requested it. That will either discourage residents from hosting…
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Adopt a grandparent in Tizimín this holiday
Tizimín, Yucatán — “Christmas is not only about opening gifts, it is about opening our hearts.” That is the phrase with which students from Impulso Universitario invite the public to “Adopt a Grandparent.” As one young woman explained, the project’s objective is to fulfill the wishes of 20 elderly, often forgotten residents at Casa del…
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Merida’s last Christmas tree dedicated to health-care workers
Merida’s 2020 Christmas tree lighting was a little different than previous years. During Tuesday night’s ceremony at the Remate de Paseo Montejo, where a small Christmas village was erected, Mayor Renán Barrera Concha said that the festive lights symbolize the community’s hopes for better times. He dedicated the conical tree to the medical professionals at…
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Major Hanal Pixán events canceled, but cemeteries to remain open
El Paseo de las Ánimas, the wildly popular street procession that marks Hanal Pixán, or Day of the Dead on Nov. 2, is dead this year. Gone too are the display of altars which have traditionally lined Merida’s Plaza Grande, to honor the dead. But the General Cemetery, which is traditionally fixed up and visited…
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A quiet ‘grito’ to mark Mexico’s independence
Mexico celebrated Independence Day without big public ceremonies for the first time in 153 years Tuesday night due to restrictions on public gatherings caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Each year, the president rings the bell that marked the call to arms during the 1810-1821 struggle to win independence from Spain, and shouts “Viva Mexico!” This…
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No patriotic decorations in Merida for Independence Day
First, El Grito was canceled. And now Merida’s austerity measures have eliminated patriotic ornaments that normally line city streets each September. Instead, red, green and white lights will bathe the Monumento a la Patria and the overpass further up the prolongación, according to the Public Services department. The coronavirus pandemic has forced both state and…
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Chicxulub cancels huge annual festival honoring its patron saint
[metaslider id=”52091″] Chicxulub Puerto is losing a popular August holiday as local officials attempt to discourage crowds and the spread of coronavirus. For the first time in decades, Chicxulub Puerto will not celebrate the Virgen de la Asunción Poderosa, one of the most important coastal festivals of the summer. The flotilla, religious processions, performances and…
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That Sunday brunch with Mom would have been rained out anyway
Mother’s Day might be rained out this Sunday, so staying home won’t be as hard as we thought. Intense storms, hail and strong squalls are forecast in Yucatan this weekend due to the arrival of the Cold Front No. 60. With the arrival of the phenomenon, a low pressure system will advance towards the Peninsula…
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What to expect, and what to remember, as Mexico celebrates Constitution Day
Although the holiday is officially on Wednesday, Mexico celebrates Constitution Day on Monday to allow a three-day weekend for schools, banks and government offices.
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As Meridanos sleep in, the Centro is calm on a cool Christmas morning
Normally hot and bustling, downtown Merida was cold and quiet for Christmas morning. Meridanos tend to wake up late after a night of Christmas Eve parties. Getting out of bed was even more difficult with morning temperatures around 14 degrees Celsius / 57 Fahrenheit. In the Centro, many businesses stay closed, although some opened after…
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Here is our Yucatán Thanksgiving Dining Guide for 2019
Thanksgiving this year is celebrated north of the border on Thursday, Nov. 28. And the flavors of the holiday are increasingly popular in Mexico as well. That is why we present our 2019 Thanksgiving Dining Guide, not only for homesick expats, but for anyone craving the traditional turkey and trimmings. The Hyatt Regency buffet is…
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Day of the Dead: From Aztec goddess worship to modern Mexican celebration
By Kirby Farah, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. The nationwide festivities, which include a massive parade in Mexico City, typically begin the night of Oct. 31…
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Airfare skyrockets, seats vanish as Hanal Pixán approaches
Merida, Yucatan — Hanal Pixan celebrations have become something worth flying to, if you can find a plane ticket. Airfares from Mexico City to Merida, even on low-cost airlines, are up to 75 percent, and it is virtually impossible to purchase a ticket to the city on some dates, reports Sipse. Demand is mainly due…
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Just who is La Catrina, anyway?
La Catrina originally had nothing to do with the Mexican holiday Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Artist José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) began his career as a lithography teacher. In 1887, he moved from Aquascalientes to Mexico City, where he worked as a freelance illustrator. Deriving from the Spanish word for “skulls,” Posada’s calaveras were…
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Common misconceptions about the Day of the Dead celebration
The Day of the Dead is not the Mexican version of Halloween. Mexicans have celebrated the Day of the Dead since 1800 B.C. It is not scary or morbid. There are no pictures or images of dead people, ghosts, witches, or the devil. The Day of the Dead is not a cult. This ritual has…
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Anunciando la 6ta Guía de Thanksgiving 2019 por Yucatan Expat Life
Si tu restaurante esta ofreciendo un menu de Thanksgiving el jueves 28 de noviembre, avísanos por adelantado.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now