Christmastime is a special time in Mexico. The way you say Merry Christmas in Spanish is ¡Feliz Navidad!
On December 24th, President Sheinbaum tweeted out a twitter X greeting which read “Merry Christmaas to all Mexicans. I wish the best for you, remember that the most important thing is love.“
She also released a short video of a Christmas greeting. It shows President Sheinbaum and her husband walking in the Palacio Nacional amidsts poinsettas (a Mexican plant associated with Christmas).
They arrive to a Christmas tree where she delivers a brief message. (Video here and here). Even her husband gets to speak a little!
She sends out a blessing to “all the Mexicans in our territory… but also to the Mexicans outside of our territory in this moment, particularly all the Mexicans who are in the United States...”
Meanwhile, in the Zocalo, the historic plaza right outside the Palacio, the Verbena Navideña, a Christmas fair, began on December 17th and is set to continue until December 30th. Here is a photo of the opening night, with the Cathedral in the background:
Here is a photo of a giant nacimiento (nativity scene).
Artificial Snow at the Verbena Navideña.
To all my Mexico News Report readers, ¡Feliz Navidad!