#mexican-culture

#mexican-culture

Between skulls and marigold flowers, here is the significance of the Day of the Dead. This week, houses and streets in Mexico have been decorated with colourful altars, marigold flowers, candles and sugar skulls. This is because Mexicans are gearing up to celebrate El Dia de los Muertos the Day of the Dead the country's most important fiesta, which begins this weekend. Mexican families will gather in homes and cemeteries in memory of their family members who have departed.

That's because Chicago is just like us: big, urban, vibrant, and brown. This summer I visited the city where I always feel the flutter of familiarity. Let it be said: Chicago, like L.A., is Mexican as hell. Los Angeles may have more Mexican residents in total numbers, but in terms of who makes up each city's Latino population, Chicago is "as Mexican" as Los Angeles. Consider that about a third of Chicago is Hispanic or Latino, and roughly 73% of those people identify as Mexican. In Los Angeles, more than 45% are Latino, and about 71% of that population is Mexican, according to recent census data.

"You're going to fall in love with these players. You're going to fall in love with our characters, the technical team, the coaches. You can't write the emotion and the drama in scripted that you get with a vérité docu-series in sports. It's like the stakes are so high every week because every game matters."

Hacienda Patrón is both a cathedral to tequila and a living testament to the land, culture, and people of Mexico, surrounded by undulating fields of Weber Blue Agave.