Around Christmastime in Mexico, you’ll start to hear a lot about “las posadas navideñas” - all the little Christmas parties leading up to Christmas Eve. Learn about these Mexican Christmas parties and how they’re celebrated in this episode.

Links:

• Día de Reyes Video
• Pedir Posadas song
• La Guadalupana song
• Episode 022 - Traditional Drinks of Colima, Mexico
• Episode 018 - Birthday Traditions in Mexico
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This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 035 - El Emprendimiento en México con How to Spanish | Entrepreneurship in Mexico with How to Spanish. 

Meet Ana and David, creators of How to Spanish. Originally from Mexico City, they have a podcast and two YouTube channels, all focusing on improving your Spanish-speaking skills.

Jim and May chat with them this week about online entrepreneurship in their experience, and what it's like to be an entrepreneur in Mexico.

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• How to Spanish Podcast Website
• How to Spanish Podcast YouTube Channel
• How to Spanish TV YouTube Channel
• How to Spanish Patreon
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This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 034 - La Revolución Mexicana | The Mexican Revolution. 

For all the history buffs out there, we have a fascinating topic this week: The Mexican Revolution.

Jim and May dive into the reasons behind the movement and the prominent figures like Porfirio Diaz, Francisco I. Madero, and Pancho Villa.

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• Mexican Independence Podcast Episode 023
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This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 033 - Conociendo Veracruz con No Hay Tos | Getting to Know Veracruz with No Hay Tos. 

This week Jim and May chat with Héctor and Beto from No Hay Tos about the Mexican state of Veracruz. 

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• “Mi Tierra Veracruzana” by Natalia Lafourcade
• No Hay Tos Podcast Website
• No Hay Tos Youtube Channel
• No Hay Tos Patreon
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This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 032 - Los Orígenes de la Palabra Gringo | The Origins of the Word Gringo. 

Where does the word gringo come from? Is it offensive? Learn about six popular theories about the origins of the word “gringo.” Which one do you think is true?

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• “Green Grow the Rushes” Song
• “Green Grow the Lilacs” Song
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This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 031 - El Camino es el Destino | The Journey is the Destination.