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Would you like to learn about our closest neighboring country and their Christmas Traditions? Come with me and we will explore Mexico in the southern portion of North America. The Pacific Ocean is on the west side of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is on the east side.

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Mexican  Children like to dress up for Christmas. Traditional  clothes are colorful and fancy. The boys wear big, elaborate hats and the girls wear flowery dresses with lots of ribbons and bows.

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Food is something that brings people together in joy and harmony, especially around the holidays. Mexico  is famous for their delicious tamales at Christmas time. Another popular food is churros, a  sweet dessert.

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The Mexican celebration of Christmas is called las posadas and it begins on December 16th. It lasts for nine days and ends on Christmas eve when the children lead everyone to the church for midnight mass and they place a figure of the Christ Child in the nativity scene.

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Now you know about the Mexican and holiday traditions. Hope you get to visit Mexico.