Culture
José Clemente Orozco's murals at San Ildefonso
Orozco ended up painting over thirty murals, which are scattered across several floors of the San Ildefonso building located in the Historic Center of Mexico City.
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There is a wide range of regional traditions within Mexico's dominant culture, which is influenced by a mix of indigenous and Spanish practices. Many of the things that people think of when they hear "Mexican" really originate in specific parts of the country.
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Daily use aesthetics of mural-vitral by Francisco Toledo
This work by Francisco Toledo doesn't have a name, and it is made up of 13 round stained glass pieces of different sizes that are set into the two-leaf gate, which also serves as the facade, so that it can be seen both from the outside and the inside.
Culture
Calaveritas, an essential part of the Day of the Dead menu
Skull candies made of sugar and chocolate are a staple of Day of the Dead celebrations and, in 2022, will play a significant role in the celebrations themselves.
Culture
How icons of Jesus Christ and Our Lady are painted
Christ stands at the center of all iconography since he was the very first icon ever drawn. Each of the other icons can be traced back to Christ in some fashion or another.
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October 12: What is honored and why is it no longer Columbus Day?
Wednesday, October 12 marks another year of what used to be known as Columbus Day, a date that raises the question of whether it is a holiday in Mexico.
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Where to get cheap costumes for Halloween 2022?
People have started getting their costumes ready a few days before Halloween 2022 celebrations begin, but where can they be purchased at a reasonable price?
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What are the differences between the Day of the Dead and Halloween?
Although there are some similarities, such as the fact that they are syncretic rituals that coincide with the Christian and Catholic celebration of the faithful departed, there are marked differences.
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Benito Messeguer's mural The Human Creation and the Economy
Benito Messeguer (1927-1982) was 35 when he began painting La creación humana y la economia in the Narciso Bassols Auditorium of the Faculty of Economics at the UNAM. He finished it in October 1963.
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Juan Cordero's work in San Ildefonso: That precursor mural that was destroyed
Tempera is one of the oldest and most traditional methods of painting, and Juan Cordero used it to paint his mural "The Triumph of Science and Work over Envy and Ignorance."
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How icons depict saints and why every saint has an icon
In the Orthodox Church and iconography, saints of various orders are adored. These are people from the creation of the world to the present who are part of the history of the world's redemption and are related to Jesus Christ, Christian doctrine, and faith in God. And every saint has an icon.
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What happened on October 2, 1968, in Mexico?
October 2, 2022, commemorates the 54th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco, in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, where more than 300 people died, mostly students, and to date the exact number of dead and wounded is unknown.
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Murals by Luis Nishizawa and Gilberto Aceves Navarro
Located south of Mexico City, in Xochimilco: Mural in ceramics I and Mural in ceramics II, by Luis Nishizawa; Apotheosis of Don Manuel Tolsá and the Romantic Muses, by Gilberto Aceves Navarro.
Cuisine
What You Need to Know About Cookbooks
When viewed as texts, cookbooks have the potential to be deceiving. But, when viewed within the context of the time in which they were written, you can learn a great deal about how preferences and possibilities evolved.
Culture
When does the Modern Warfare 2 open beta start?
Find out everything there is to know about the newest Call of Duty game from Activision, Modern Warfare 2. Dates have been provided for both early access and the formal launch of Call of Duty: Next.
Culture
Jorge Luis Borges: a universal Argentine
Jorge Luis Borges, an Argentine poet, essayist, and writer who was born on August 24, 1899, is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of all time. The events recounted here occurred in his actual life.
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The labyrinth or the adventure of looking for the exit
One of the most evocative pictures from mythology is that of the labyrinth, yet we have mostly forgotten the tales of love, power, pain, and bravery that are associated with it.