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What do Mexican-American’s celebrate within their community, culture, and society?

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What do Mexican-American’s celebrate within their community, culture, and society?

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They celebrate Mexico's Independence day on September 16 of each year. They get together with Family and make a special dinner to celebrate the independence. They also celebrate Did de Los Muertos by putting up an altar with pictures of their deceased loved ones and doing prayers and spending time remembering those who passed.

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What are Mexican-American Culture symbols and what do they mean to the culture?

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What are Mexican-American Culture symbols and what do they mean to the culture?

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The flags are symbols of the Mexican American Culture. They are the symbols that represent where you come from and were you are. Another symbol is the celebrations such as Did de Los Muertos and Cinco de Mayo, these celebrations celebrate Mexican traditions that unite people of the same origin. To Mexican American people this is important because they are able to explore parts of their culture and to be able to connect with that side of them.

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Some Mexican American Humanities would be the languages that they speak. In Mexico they don't only speak Spanish but they also speak other native languages. Spanish being the official language of Mexico followed by 68 other native languages. Some of those languages would be Nahuatl and Maya. Another thing it would be the culture of Die de Los Muertos. This is a celebration that is a big part of Mexico that is celebrated every year. Catholicism is also the most common religion in Mexico. This was due to the fact that it stayed with the people when the Spanish came over trying to show their religious teachings to the native people. Those are some of the Mexican American Humanities.

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While 68 indigenous languages may sound like a lot, in fact over 130 indigenous languages, along with their unique customs and culture, have vanished. As such, the government has placed a heavy emphasis on the preservation and promotion of the native languages. The Law of Linguistic Rights was created in 2002 to protect the native Mexican languages and encourage bilingual and intercultural education.

The 1917 constitution that was drawn up after the Revolution also had a strong focus on preserving the languages of Mexico and the country's multicultural identity. The constitution stated that every indigenous group had the right to protect and enrich their own Mexican language. Nowadays, there are over 7 million speakers of indigenous languages in Mexico. While around 20% of the population identify themselves with an indigenous group, only about 6% speak an indigenous language of Mexico.

Some of the most widely spoken languages in Mexico, aside from Spanish, are Nahuatl, which has more than 1.7 million speakers, Maya, spoken by around 850,000 people, and Mixtec, with more than half a million speakers. Interestingly, while Spanish is the dominant language in Mexico, it is not defined as the official language in Mexican legislation.

This allows for more rights to be given to the remainder of Mexico's languages, including the right to use indigenous languages in governmental communication and official documents.

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Languages of Mexico - Mexican Indigenous Languages - don Quijote

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There are a great number of languages in Mexico. While Spanish is the most widely-spoken, the government also recognizes 68 Mexican indigenous languages.

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Humanities are the study of cultures, languages, history, philosophy, religion, etc. It studies into all aspects of a culture to look how people evolved and how humans came to be. How they came to speak a language or how a country was formed due to their history and events.

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What do they "do"? Why are they so important?

From an academic standpoint, the humanities include the study of history, philosophy and religion, modern and ancient languages and literatures, fine and performing arts, media and cultural studies, and other fields. Humanities research adds to our knowledge of the world, as scholars investigate differences between cultures and communities around the world and across time, consider the ways art is made and received, or unveil the undercurrents that have shaped history. Humanities education encourages students to think creatively and critically, to reason, and ask questions. And, as the humanities offer insight into nearly every aspect of life, they have been considered a core element of a well-rounded education since ancient times.

Put simply, the humanities help us understand and interpret the human experience, as individuals and societies.

But humanities fields are under threat. Funding for key humanities agencies and programs has been targeted for cuts affecting communities across the country. College and university humanities departments face closures and mergers. More college classes are being taught by contingent faculty members who make too little for teaching too many students.

We believe that everyone can make a difference, and we created the Humanities in Action site for people like you-scholars, teachers, and citizens- to help you connect, learn more, and get involved. The Humanities in Action site features news about the humanities and highlights perspectives from leading humanists on compelling issues; provides ​​information about public policies affecting humanities research, education, and public programs; and offers resources and ​​ opportunities for you to act.

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What Are the Humanities? - Humanities in Action

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Put simply, the humanities help us understand and interpret the human experience, as individuals and societies.

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Pictures from a museum I visited when I was in Mexico

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What are some historical components in the founding of Mexico?

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What are some historical components in the founding of Mexico?

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After reading the chapter of La Independencia de Mexico we can see many very important events that lead to the founding of Mexico. The first one would be that Spain began to have a lot of problems with the rest of Europe. This lead for them to begin placing large taxes on people from the colonies so they pay for supplies. This lead for the colonists in Mexico to feel distant from their home country and they also began to feel that they were being controlled by a country that was far away from them and that didn't care much about them. This is where Father Miguel Hidalgo comes in. He didn't like how Spain was treating the people and how the country wasn't concerned about them at all. This lead for him to give out the most important speech in Mexican history, "El Grito" this is is what motivated many Mexican citizens to fight against the Spanish empire and the Spanish authorities. Therefore all of these acts are what lead to the battles and wars of Mexico liberating themselves from Spain.