Christmas Eve in Mexico Christmas Eve in Mexico Christmas Eve is a time of celebration with the family, relatives nad friends. People stay at home to have a special dinner where they chat, joke, and sometimes give presents to each other. As the clock strikes 12 everybody stands up and hug each other wishing themselves Merry Christmas. The traditional menu varies too much across the country and includes turkey but sometimes people dine pork meat or even Mexican food such as pozole, taquitos, and in many places tamales. I prefer turkey since it is a special celebration and turkey has been the tradition in my family.
People toast for love, the family, friendship and peace.
Some families play music and dance after midnight while others prefer to listen to the music and chat. In small towns, a few families go to church at midnight and attend religious services. A child would hold an image of Baby Jesus in his or her arms and everybody would sing respectfully. They are very nice and are represented by children or young people in schools and churches. They are also very colorful.