by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 12, 2026 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
In Spanish, the Day of the Dead for pets is el Día de Muertos de las mascotas (or para mascotas), and it falls on October 27. Many Mexican families put up a small ofrenda that day with a photo of their dog or cat, water, their favorite food and cempasúchil flowers, so...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 11, 2026 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
Happy Day of the Dead in Spanish is ¡Feliz Día de Muertos! (feh-LEES DEE-ah deh MWEHR-tohs). ¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! is also correct, but Mexicans usually drop the los. Saying it is fine. Still, it is not a set greeting like Feliz Navidad, and in our coaches’...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Sep 8, 2026 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
In Mexico, September 21 is the day people give flores amarillas, yellow flowers, to the women and girls they care about: partners, moms, daughters and friends. Yellow stands for happiness and good things on the way. The custom comes from Argentina, where spring starts...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
Making friends in Mexico is easier than most foreigners expect, and the friendships run deeper than many Americans are used to. Friends are treated as part of the family: they eat at your table, meet your relatives, and get invited to the uncle’s birthday party....
by Guadalupe Pérez | Jul 30, 2026 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
Mexican greetings are warm and physical. Friends and acquaintances usually greet with a hug and one kiss on the right cheek, especially when a woman is involved. Men tend to shake hands or hug. With strangers and at work, a handshake is always safe. When you arrive,...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Jul 23, 2026 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
The Mexican customs that most surprise foreigners are small ones: strangers wishing you provecho at lunch, people asking about your family and work within minutes, plans that get confirmed twice, and ahorita meaning any time at all. None of them is rude. Each one is a...
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