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A folktale that was passed down to me by my mother was Borreguita and the Coyote. This folktale is about a cunning lamb who repeatedly ticks a ravenous coyote. The two protagonists engage in a cat-and-mouse game to determine who would prevail in the struggle for life. Time and time again, Borreguita outsmarts the coyote. This story shows that brawn does not always beat brains. Cleaverness is an important trait to have in life as you can always use wisdom to get out of a tirky situation.
Faith is very important to Mexican families. My family believed in going Church and participating in mass every Sunday and during traditional Christian holidays.
Every morning of Feliz Navidad, my family would cook fresh tamales and pan dulche for breakfast. An hispanic belief is to go to church all the time, so Christmas mass took priority over present opening. After mass was over and you changed your clothes, you were allowed to open presents.
Family is another very important value to Mexican culture. Every summer, every single member of the family, yes everyone, would go on multiple trips with each other. My family went to Riverview every year and brought their own food to have great time. In additon, we would also go to the zoo and Lake Michigan to play in the water and have a big barbecue with the whole family.
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Due to funding not always being present, an old wedding traditon from my family is to get married in the courthouse where their marriage certificates were presented.
In my family, after the exchange of vows, the bride and the groom are wrapped in a giant lasso that's made out of roses. This is to symbolize the unification and closeness of the two families.
In my family, after Lazo de Boda Rosa, this ceremony would take place. The bride and the groom are each given a candle that symbolizes their families. They both would then light a large candle in the middle that was shaped like a family tree. This would symbolize the joining the two families and the flame would represent the passion for each other.
On the night before the wedding, my family had a tradition where the women would all pitch in to write the invitations, make the Lazo, decorations, prepare the flowers and much more. The men had a traditonal bachelor's party where it was rumored that they tried to get the groom drunk for the wedding. The marriage takes place in a ceremony that resembles the weekly Sunday mass but also includes the traditions previously described. The ceremony adds the exchanging of consent, often called as vows.
It is tradition that everyone a part of the wedding would bring in a piece of food to contribute to wedding meal. The reception usually has the traditional Mexican foods for the guests such as: a variety of meat dishes, corn and flour tortillas, salsa, refried beans, and spicy rice. While there was not traditional meal, it was customary for the newlyweds to enjoy a meal of their choice. My grandmother had speghetti and meatballs with chicken chitlins along with wedding cake.
There were not many traditional games played at the wedding ceremony. One of the few games was called the Money Dance. This was where people would try to pin a dollar on the bride's dress in order to "buy a dance." The wedding mainly consisted many different types of dancing like the chicken dance and dancing with hands joined together in a circle and forming a train with people. Mariachi bands would perfrom where they would throw down their hats and then dance on top of them.
The beauty secret within my family was to live life good. Mexican familes generally did not do much to help their skin. Hydration and moisturizing were the most common methods. Back when money was tough, my family would grind up an eyeliner pencil into a powder so that they are able to apply to their eyebrows and eyelashes.
My family had a good amount of home remedies. When someone had a sore throat, they would warm up socks in a cold oven and put them around your throat. When there was an earache, they would heat up oil and pour it in your ear with a piece of cotton to keep it inside. When a cold was present, vicks vapor rub was used all over your chest. Finally, there was a "cure-all" that was basically just flavored alcohol.