Mexico Local Custom Tips by nepalgoods

Pok ta Pok

Pok ta Pok is the game the ancient Mayans played in the famous Ballcourt. It is a sportive game, where a ball has to be send through a ring in the wall, using only elbows and hips. It was a game connected with worshipping the gods. Scientists today are not sure, whether the winning team was sacrificed to the gods or the loosers after the game. The name comes from the noice the ball makes when the ball bounces against the wall.

Cenotes in Yucatan

The Mayans consider these 'sinkholes' sacred and gifted by the gods. Their name for them is dzonot. To the Spanish ear, this word was registered as cenote. Many ancient ceramic and precious stone pieces have been found in cenotes, suggesting that ceremonial offerings were made to them. It is common to find skeletal remains of animals and humans in the water-filled underground cave systems of the area. Some are found great distances away from cenote openings, hinting of the subterranean world that existed before the passageways flooded as the sea settled near its present level some 16,000 years ago.

Skulls

A popular custom in Mexico is to exhibit skulls made of sugar in November. It is the time of paying respect to the deaths. But it has been already a custom in ancient times.

Markets

Everywhere there are biog colorful markets. Wonderful vegetables and fruits are sold, but also clothes and everything else. I like the way, they carefully decorate their vegetables to make them attractive to the customers.

Fiesta

Mexican people love dancing and music. So if you are lucky, you'll certainly see a fiesta. Everywhere the central square, the Zocalo, turns into a big party-place in the evening. Mariachis playing the guitar, people dancing.