History, Mexican Culture

Yoreme – Mexico’s North-Western Indigenous Communities

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Yoreme – Mexico’s North-Western Indigenous Communities

The Yoreme (also known as Mayo, Yaqui or Yoeme) are an indigenous group located mainly in the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, and to a smaller extent, Durango and Chihuahua, as well as a community in Arizona, in the United States. These communities remain connected through their common ancestry and religion, which is based on a syncretism of Catholicism as assimilated from the Jesuit missions, and their beliefs; they have remained faithful to the Catholic religion to this day, and most of their celebrations are centred around the Christian calendar, such as Christmas, Lent and very prominently, Holy Week and Easter ... click on title for more

Celebrations, gardening

Welcome Spring!

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Welcome Spring!

March 20, 2023 is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.  In my garden in Southern Ontario, there are a few splashes of green, mainly onions and daffodils, and indoors, my vegetable seeds are starting to sprout (photo: cucamelon sprout). I am joining Cee's Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge for March 20, [...]

Celebrations, International Topics, Regional Cuisine

Irish Heritage and Two Cheese Soups

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Irish Heritage and Two Cheese Soups

Álvaro Obregón Salido, a general during the Mexican Revolution War, and 46th president of Mexico (1920-1924) was born in Siquisiva, a small community near Alamos, Sonora.  It is said that his grandfather was an Irish immigrant named O'Brien, who worked in the railroads, and that Alvaro's father, Francisco, changed their name to Obregón. As a homage to President Obregón's place of birth, and as a nod to his Irish ancestry, a traditional recipe from Sonora is compared to a dish with Irish ingredients ... click on title for more