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1. There are many traditional dances that are performed during the festivities.
2. Mock battles between the Christians and the Moors are staged in the state of Mexico.
3. In the town of Huejotzingo, Puebla, they re-enact the famous local legend in a five day drama where the entire town participates, it brings people together, and really highlights the atmosphere of Carnaval.

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Carnaval internacional "Villa - Zapata" 2016 - Ciudad de México

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1. It celebrates a girl's 15th birthday, and signifies her womanhood.
2. They always begin with a mass/religious ceremony, because in Spanish speaking countries religion is important.
3. Another traditional aspect is the father and the quinceanera completing the changing of the shoes. This is where she gets changed out of flats and into heels, and this is her first time wearing heels in her life - also signifies adulthood.
4. The first dance at every quinceanera is always a waltz, seeing that it is also tradition.
5. The four traditional dress colors for a quinceanera to wear are white, pale pink, pale blue, and pale yellow.

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1. It was made as a way for the natives to be able to easily sell their crops, townspeople were drawn into the markets to buy the decorative foods.
2. They carve the radishes into shapes of religious figures or Jesus.
3. It always occurs on December twenty-third.

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Melany's Quinceañera Highlight Video |  Alarcon Studios

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1. Occurs the week between Palm Sunday and Easter
2. The largest celebrations happen in Spain, but each country has it's own version.
3. Involves many religious processions where men in brotherhoods and long hooded gowns carry huge statues down the streets from a local church to a main cathedral.

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1. They were introduced to Mexico early missionaries because they used them to preach Christianity.
2. They ultimately became associated with Christmas because they were effective ways to get people to come to pastorelas (plays telling the Christmas story).
3. A Pinata is very symbolic because it's built upon religious things - traditional shape is a seven pointed star, one point for each of the seven deadly sins.
4. Breaking the Pinata is symbolic of the destruction of evil forces, good vs. evil.
5. Having the breakers eyes covered is symbolic of blind faith.