Mexican Culture

Articles about Mexican culture and traditions

Articles about Mexican culture and traditions

The Mexican Flag

Mexico Wins ‘Most Beautiful Flag’ Poll

One of the readers of 20Minutos.es, a Spanish daily, launched an online poll within his 'web space', asking readers to vote for the flag which they felt was the most attractive, from an initial list of 104. The contest closed on July 7,...

No Fumar: No Smoking Sign

A Mal Tiempo, Buena Cara

Mexico City's new non-smoking rules have gone into effect, barring smoking in all enclosed areas of restaurants, bars and other public buildings.

Time Concept

A Time To Lose

More than a habit, it's a tradition in Mexico to leave things to the last minute, particularly when they involve interaction with the bureaucracy. This means long queues for passports, visas and other documents ahead of the holidays, and long queues outside the local...

Chess Board

Only For Wood Pushers

On October 22, 2006, Mexico City set a new record for the number of simultaneous chess games played at one place at the same time, with more than 13,000 players hunched for hours over boards on the capital's main square, the Zocalo.