Cemita with milanesa

Preparation of huaraches

Street food in Mexico, called antojitos (literally "little cravings"), is prepared by street vendors and at small traditional markets in Mexico. Most of them include corn as an ingredient.

Cochinita pibil is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Península of Mayan origin

Flautas with guacamole

Molotes

Mole poblano

Cheese dishes[edit]

Egg dishes[edit]

Meat dishes[edit]

Beef dishes[edit]

Goat dishes[edit]

Pork dishes[edit]

Poultry dishes[edit]

Other meat and protein dishes[edit]

Traditionally Mexican women wore clothing which was normally very simple with garnishes of color. The Huipil, a tunic-like dress, and other types of enredos were very typical pre-Columbian garb. Originally, more often than not, these dresses were made mostly from cotton however following the Spanish colonization of Mexico, silks and wools started to become more popular as clothing material. Traditional Mexican women´s clothing regularly includes lots of ornate embroidery, often including images and patterns that have symbolic meaning attached to them.

Typically men´s clothing is not as colorful as women´s. In fact, typical pre-Columbian clothing is hard to find today. This is because men often went with little or no clothing using mainly a sarape in the certain areas of Mexico. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, one of the first things they did was to clothe men and getting them to wear pants and shirts.

The impact on indigenous clothing by Spanish conquistadores would change everything and what we know today as typical Mexican clothing has much to do with this influence.

Traditionally Mexican women wore clothing which was normally very simple with garnishes of color. The Huipil, a tunic-like dress, and other types of enredos were very typical pre-Columbian garb. Originally, more often than not, these dresses were made mostly from cotton however following the Spanish colonization of Mexico, silks and wools started to become more popular as clothing material. Traditional Mexican women´s clothing regularly includes lots of ornate embroidery, often including images and patterns that have symbolic meaning attached to them.

Typically men´s clothing is not as colorful as women´s. In fact, typical pre-Columbian clothing is hard to find today. This is because men often went with little or no clothing using mainly a sarape in the certain areas of Mexico. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, one of the first things they did was to clothe men and getting them to wear pants and shirts.

The impact on indigenous clothing by Spanish conquistadores would change everything and what we know today as typical Mexican clothing has much to do with this influence.

The Day of the Dead, celebrated on Nov. 2, is a day set aside to remember and honor those who have died, according to the University of New Mexico. Carnival is also celebrated in many communities throughout Mexico to mark the period before Lent.

Independence Day, marking the country’s separation from Spain in 1810, is celebrated on Sept. 16. Cinco de Mayo, which marks a Mexican military victory over the French in 1862, is more widely celebrated in the United States (as a beer promotion) than it is in Mexico.

While 68 indigenous languages may seem like a large number, 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 the 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 6 million speakers of indigenous languages in Mexico. While 10-14% of the population identify themselves with an indigenous group, only 6% of them speak an indigenous language of Mexico.

Some of the most widely spoken languages in Mexico, aside from Spanish, are Nahuatl, which has almost 1.4 million speakers, Yucatec Maya, spoken by over three quarters of a million people, and Mixtec, whose speakers amount to about half a million.

Interestingly, while Spanish is of course 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.

If you want to learn more about the interesting variety of languages in Mexico, or the unique qualities of Mexican Spanish then this section will provide you with all the information you need!