to look a lot like … December in Mexico is a month of celebrations. Mexican Some families often go to the celebration of their worship culture in the hand of similar beliefs: December 12 of before starting the Christmas dinner and prepare the the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the patroness manger to await the arrival of the child God, who arrives of Mexicans. That is the start date “The Guadalupe- on Christmas Eve, and brings the gifts. It is a special Reyes Marathon”, which is almost a festive month that occasion, all the members of the family are dressed for a culminates until January 6 with the arrival of the big party. Three Wise Men. On Christmas Eve, some families break This period is characterized by the at least one piñata filled with sweets, various typical dishes such as tamales, money or fruits, sing Christmas carols, romeritos, cod, aguinaldo and fruits pray and play table games. Although the posadas (parties held before the Christmas dinner depends on Christmas night where, sometimes, the tastes of each family, they exchanges of gifts are usually usually mix turkey, cod, romeritos, made). leg, pasta, apple salad and punch. The Christmas Eve dinner and On December 24, after midnight, Christmas in Mexico is celebrated there’s a toast for the birth of the on December 24 and 25 with the son of God, baby Jesus is placed in family. This celebration could change the manger and the gifts are opened. depending on the beliefs of different On December 25, usually, families come religions together again to celebrate Christmas, open the gifts and eat the leftovers of the celebration the night before. How to prepare your table for Christmas and surprise your guests? • Identify how many dishes you want to prepare for dinner. We suggest you coordinate with your friends or family to bring different stews and try different things • Place the forks to the left of the plate, the knives (with the edge inwards) and the soup spoon to the right of it. The napkin should be placed to the right of the knife and spoon, and should be folded • Cutlery should be used from the outside to the inside. The dessert cutlery should go the top of the plate • Place the glasses to the right of the dessert cutlery. If they are three glasses they must go diagonally: the glass for water must go up, the red wine to the center and the white wine below.