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Catrinas, one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico.. There are extensive and varied beliefs in ghosts in Mexican culture.In Mexico, the beliefs of the Maya, Nahua, Purépecha; and other indigenous groups in a supernatural world has survived and evolved, combined with the Catholic beliefs of the Spanish.
Superstitions of Mexico (3 P) W. Mexican War of Independence (4 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Mexican folklore" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 ...
Pages in category "Superstitions of Mexico" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ascalapha odorata; S.
Leyendas Mexicanas 1 (Mexican Legends). Editorial Evergráficas. España. ISBN 84-241-3537-7. Rogelio Álvarez, José (1998). Leyendas Mexicanas 2 (Mexican Legends). Editorial Evergráficas. España. ISBN 84-241-3537-7. Scheffler, Lilian (1991). Cuentos y leyendas de México (Tales and Legends from Mexico). Panorama editorial. México. ISBN 968 ...
According to John Mitchell, in 1847, during the Mexican American War, a Mexican aristocrat named Don Joaquin enslaved the local Apaches to dig for gold in the Sierra Estrellas. But later, as the United States Army entered the mountains, the Apache rose up against the Mexicans who had to hide their gold in a canyon near Montezuma's Head.
The chupacabra or chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾas], literally 'goat-sucker', from Spanish: chupa, 'sucks', and cabras, 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas.
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".
Devotees praying to Santa Muerte in Mexico. Santa Muerte can be translated into English as either "Saint Death" or "Holy Death", although R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D. in Latin American history and professor of Religious studies, believes that the former is a more accurate translation because it "better reveals" her identity as a folk saint.