“My first Christmas in Mexico was just terrible. Instead of staying with my host family like I should have done, I accepted an invitation to spend Christmas with my then-boyfriend and his family. He was from Coatzacoalcos, a city in Veracruz that can best be described as the opposite of a postcard. That was my first mistake.”
Sarah DeVries, Writer
The seasonal blues aren’t uncommon, especially if you’re far away from family and familiar traditions. Our Sarah DeVries shares some of her favorite for avoiding the holiday blues in Mexico.
From songs and decorations to traditional food and religious ceremonies, Christmas in Puerto Vallarta isn’t necessarily what you might have been expecting. But it’s magical nonetheless.
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Natividad, or Christmas, has changed remarkably in Mexico through the centuries, from the reframing of Indigenous festivals by Franciscan friars during the Spanish Conquest to the more secular and globalized…
