Things Mexican Americans Will Remember About Christmas Growing Up
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That setting up the nativity scene was as important as having a Christmas tree:
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And, of course, you also need a separate Niño Dios figure, which would usually have his own special spot somewhere in the house:
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Knowing that this pot would be in heavy use making tamales or pozole (and that your mom, grandma, and aunts would be gossiping and arguing while using it):
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Not only having Santa and Jesus be a big part of the holidays, but also the Reyes Magos:
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And while all your non-Latinx friends usually only celebrated Christmas Day, you had Christmas festivities over three separate days:
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With Noche Buena being the one you looked forward to the most:
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Getting a sugar rush from drinking so much ponche:
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Literally watching the clock starting at 11:30 p.m. and counting down to midnight so that you could immediately start opening your presents:
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Eventually falling asleep during the Noche Buena party ’cause it would go all night:
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Waking up on Christmas morning and looking forward to not only more presents, but also a mug of champurrado:
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As well as the pan dulces and buñuelos — to dip into your champurrado:
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Filling up on leftovers — but also realizing you’re going to eat those leftovers for the next several days:
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Watching (usually not by choice) one of these religious movies on TV at some point throughout December:
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Getting excited when it was time to cut the Rosca on Día de Los Reyes:
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But never really wanting to get the baby Jesus figure inside, ’cause you didn’t want to be ~responsible~ for hosting next year’s Día de los Reyes party:
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…and, of course, “Mi Burrito Sabanero.” Because it really isn’t the Christmas season unless you’ve heard “Mi Burrito Sabanero” at least 1,500 times:
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Double counting your 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve to make sure you had the exact right amount in order to make your wishes at midnight:
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And finally, hearing Tony Camargo’s “El Año Viejo” played at least 10 times during your family’s New Year’s Eve party and having his voice really grate you each time:
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