Last Wednesday, February 24th, marked the 76th commemoration of the “Dia de la Bandera” or Flag Day. The national...
Valentine’s Day Collective Wedding; Nearly 25 Years of Cozumel Tradition
Laura Wilkinson, , History, Cozumel 4 You, Cozumel News, Living in cozumel, things to do, Valentine, 0For nearly 25 years now, the Cozumel Civil Registry had celebrated February 14th, by holding free group nuptials. This...
Honoring Traditions: “Las Cabañuelas,” Mayan Weather Predictions by Monica Sauza
Monica Sauza, , History, Cozumel 4 You News, Cozumel events, Cozumel things to do, history, Living in cozumel, 0The ancient Mayans are revered for their knowledge of astronomy, however, they have also left behind another gift, the...
January 6: Three Kings Day by Monica Sauza
Monica Sauza, , History, Cozumel 4 You, Events, island history. Cozumel, news, 0In Mexico celebrations continue twelve days twelve days after Christmastime, January 6, with the arrival of the Three Kings...
Innocent’s Day and New Year’s Eve Traditions by Monica Sauza
Monica Sauza, , History, Cozumel, Innocents, island, island history. Cozumel, Traditions, 0…and at the end of the year… Before we address New Year’s Eve, BE CAREFUL on December 28!!! In...
Christmas in Mexico by Monica Sauza
Monica Sauza, , History, Cozumel, Cozumel 4 You, Cozumel 4 You News, Cozumel events, history, island, Living in cozumel, 0The celebration of Christmas in Mexico goes back to Colonial times and the influence of Catholicism. In their quest...
2012: the completion of a Mayan cycle by Monica Sauza
Monica Sauza, , History, Cozumel, history, Maya, Mayan, Monica Sauza, 0Time for the ancient Maya was an infinite cycle implying an already past future and a past yet to...
The Morenita: The Virgin of Guadalupe by Monica Sauza
Monica Sauza, , History, Cozumel, Cozumel 4 You News, Cozumel events, history, island, Living in cozumel, 0One of many consequences of the Spanish conquest (1519-1521) was religious syncretism. This merger of beliefs, amongst others, brought...
Happy 163rd. anniversary San Miguel de Cozumel!
Laura Wilkinson, , History, News, Cozumel 4 You, Events, island history. Cozumel, news, 0In the year of the Dawn of the Mayan World, just this Wednesday November 21, San Miguel de Cozumel...
Mexican Revolution
Monica Sauza, , History, Cozumel 4 You News, Cozumel events, Cozumel things to do, history, Mexican Revolution, Monica Sauza, 0The Mexican Revolution: November 20, 1910 by Monica Sauza….. Many have heard the names Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata,...