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A piñata is a decorated container that sometimes holds candy or small presents. They are mainly used at birthday parties, but are also common during other celebrations. People take turns trying to break the piñata with a stick. Once it’s been broken, the candy and small presents fall out for people to collect.

Celebramos los cumpleaños con una piñata. We celebrate birthdays with a piñata.

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November 20 is the official Mexican Revolution Day, but it’s celebrated as a public holiday on the third Monday of November. Revolution Day commemorates the start of the Mexican Revolution, which began in order to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Diaz in 1910. The revolution lasted 10 years.

Se suele cantar corridos en el Día de la Revolución. Ballads are usually sung on the Mexican Revolution Day.

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‘Aduana’ means ‘customs’ in ‪Spanish.

Here are some words picked by Alex:

• permiso de reingreso: re-entry permit
• cuarentena: quarantine
• pasaporte: passport

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Tianguis are open air markets. They are fascinating remnants of the pre-Hispanic age and are still a very important part of the commercial exchange of most cities and towns in Mexico.
In general, the busiest day for the Tianguis is Sunday, when artisans and producers can leave their daily labor to go sell their merchandise, to do their shopping and to have fun.

Siempre hay mucha gente comprando en los tianguis. There are always a lot of people shopping at street markets.

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• terremoto: earthquake
• tifón: typhoon

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In Mexico skulls and skeletons symbolize death as a figure and can be seen as figurines or candy for special celebrations like the “Day of the Dead”, Día de muertos.

Puse una calavera frente a la puerta para Halloween – I put a skeleton in front of the door for Halloween.

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• África: Africa
• Antártida: Antartica
• Norte América: North America

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Teotihuacán is a Náhuatl term meaning, “The place where men become gods.” It is the name given to an ancient city situated about 50 km north-east of Mexico City. It is one hour from the captial by car or bus. It is believed that this city was the first metropolis built in Mesoamerica. People lived in this city between 200 BC until 600 AD, when the city was mysteriously abandoned.

Nowadays, people are still allowed to climb up to the top of the main structures, to enjoy the view. The Pirámide del Sol, literally – Pyramid of the Sun – is the 3rd largest pyramid in the world.

Vamos a Teotihuacán este fin de semana (Let’s go to Teotihucan this weekend).

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