Spanish is the common language. The majority of the people are Roman Catholic. Men are lax in their practice of religion. Many people do not attend church except for weddings, funerals, and baptisms. Devotion to God is not an everyday thing.
Religious holidays dot the calendar.
The Christmas holiday, Los Posadas, begins on December 15th. Children go house to house asking for lodging, just as Mary and Joseph did thousands of years ago in Bethlehem. Depictions of the Nativity Scene are very popular. While the Christmas season is a time for partying, the year's end is very solemn. The people believe that if God sees them in church on the first day of the year, he will be angry if they are absent any other times.