Saturday, January 31, 2026

MND Tutor | Tamales

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Mexicans are expected to spend 1.2 billion pesos on some 40 million tamales and atole for Día de la Candelaria on Feb. 2, mainly from small vendors. The tradition obliges those who found the baby Jesus in the Rosca de Reyes to provide tamales, sustaining strong, nationwide demand.

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