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How I’m Celebrating Christmas & Relearning Traditions With My Mexican Family

Sofía Aguilar
Growing up, my family never had the Christmas celebrations that I saw in the movies. Besides living in Los Angeles where the closest we’ll ever get to snow is two hours and a mountainous drive away, I noticed that our...
Lifestyle

I Stopped Setting New Year’s Resolutions & Started Doing Things My Way

As far back as I can remember, I hated New Year’s Eve and even New Year’s Day for that matter. I know hate is a strong word, but I mean it. Even as a very young child, I remember feeling...
Culture

How to Veganize Your Favorite Latin Recipes for Holidays

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
An essential part of the holidays is the FOOD and in our community we go all out and enjoy delicious home-cooked meals we don’t usually get to enjoy at any other time. If you’re Latinx and you’ve gone vegan though,...
Lifestyle

7 Dia de los Muertos Celebrations Across Latin America

Damaly Gonzalez
  Dia de los Muertos originated 3,000 years ago and flourished mostly in the Central and Southern regions of the country we now recognize as Mexico. Indigenous groups of the North did not celebrate Day of the Dead because they...