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Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: What Every Item on the Altar Actually Means
Ofrenda meaning, item by item: why the marigolds, the salt, the water, the papel picado, the dog, the levels, and what goes on the altar for children vs adults on Nov 1 and 2.
Culture
Día de la Raza: Why Most of Latin America Stopped Calling It Columbus Day
Día de la Raza meaning: what October 12 commemorates, why Spain, Mexico and Argentina named it that in the 1910s–20s, and the ten different names Latin America uses for it now.
Music
What Are Corridos Tumbados? The Genre That Took Over From LA
What are corridos tumbados? The trap-inflected corridos born in an LA label in 2019 that put Peso Pluma in the Billboard top 5. History, sound, the bans and who to hear now.
History
What Is El Grito de Dolores? Mexico’s Independence, Explained
The shout that started Mexico’s war in 1810 — and why the ceremony happens on 15 September while the holiday is the 16th.