Magia Mexica

Dia de Muertos: Highlights
1. Pedir Calaverita / Ask for a "Calaverita" It dates from the Mesoamerican era when a macehual child (in Aztec society occupied the third step in the social structure, was located above the slaves and below the nobles) had no money to place fruit or food for the offering to...

Dia de Muertos: Where to go?
November is a special month for Mexicans who celebrate the big party called Día de Muertos. Families gather in the cemeteries of our country to spend a night with their dead relatives and share with them a dinner with the dishes they liked best surrounded by the aroma of the...

Dia de Muertos
Doing some research on the internet, I realized that it is so difficult to resume in a single paragraph what death means (and all that it includes) for us as Mexicans. Death is present in our culture since practically the beginning of our history. It appears in legends, art, songs,...

Independence Day
Every September 16th Mexico commemorates the anniversary of the beginning of the fight for our independence, our freedom as a nation. Magia Mexica is a 100% MEXICAN Team, from the artisan to the one who’s writing this blog is mexicano. Nope, for us May 5th (Cinco de Mayo) isn’t...

Chichén Itzá: Equinox
“La ciudad al borde del pozo de los itzáes” (The city on the edge of the pit of the Itzaes) . . More than a pyramid, Chichén Itzá was the capital most prominent of Maya’s territory. Located at the west of Yucatán (we already write something about it btw)...

Where is the Vochol?
After this magic piece have been all over the world, what happened with it? . Created by the Bautista and Ortiz families natives from Jalisco and Nayarit, made with more than 2 million of beads (better known as “chaquiras”) for about 7 months, the Vochol have touched the lands of...

More Than Cancun
Mexico is well known for its ecosystem diversity. I can tell you, our country is more than beaches and tropical wether. Every zone in Mexico has enchanting places, and I’m sure you’re gonna fall in love with them (and if I might say, we have something for all tastes). ....

Mexico: On Point!
The Art is an expression way for human beings. Painting, sculpture, poetry, dancing, theatre, architecture to the Film Industry or even food (!) are considered art. Now, fields like Photography or Graphic Design could be able considered as modern art. Fashion is one of the people’s cultural expressions and...

1, 2, 3 - D a n c e !
If there’s something that represents Mexico the most besides its food, music, beaches, the people, history… Well, besides EVERYTHING before mentioned, there’s its D-A-N-C-E. Guadalajara, Veracruz and also Oaxaca have traditional dances and even though Hollywood, theme parks and even Coco (the movie) had commercialized with it, there...

Huichol rocks in Texas
Guitars, cellos and even trumpets are part of Symphony of Color, the Huichol Art art exhibit of the International Museum of Art and Science in McAllen (IMAS). The art exhibit comes from the Hermes Music Foundation in association with the Secretaria de Cultura en Mexico, and the Festival de Música...

¡Que viva Yalitza!
What does ‘Guelaguetza’ means? Well, Guelaguetza has a zapotec origin that means sharing. Properly, La Guelaguetza is one of the most important festivals of our country, celebrated in the month of july. This celebration was born in the Pre-Columbian era, the natives paid tribute to the corn goddess: Centéotl, during the...

Oh là là! France meets the Alebrijes
12 monumental Alebrijes welcome the 5th edition of Lille3000. The myth of “El Dorado”, is the principal theme of the most important festival of all Europe. Lille3000 2019 invites the assistants to meet all the mysticism that involves the Peruvian and Mexican culture and history. Mexico already had...