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Videos
Bet you didn’t know these facts about Día de Muertos!
In this documentary, we unravel the true origins of Día de Muertos: from the nine regions of the underworld and the syncretism of the 16th century to the meaning of each element on the altar and why remembering is a way to heal. It’s not horror. It’s memory. It’s not a postcard. It’s a living tradition that asks us: what do we do to keep a life present among us? Subscribe to XOMEC ZAZANI for more documentaries about Mexico’s history and culture. Share this video with someone who would like to truly understand Día de Muertos. #DíaDeMuertos #XomecZazani #México #AltarDeMuertos #Mictlán #Cempasúchil #Copal #Ofrenda #TradicionesMexicanas #CulturaMexicana
From the blog
The Mexican Revolution: Why It Erupted and What Changed Afterward
The Mexican Revolution was not a single war, nor did it have a single agenda. It was a succession of rebellions, alliances, and ruptures that toppled the Porfiriato, placed land and labor rights at the center of the debate, and founded a new political order, though it left many promises unfulfilled.
November 2026
What If Spain Had Never Arrived? The Empire That Might Have Dominated Mexico
Without the Spanish invasion, the territory we now call Mexico would not have remained frozen in 1519. The Mexica, Purépecha, and other peoples would have continued competing, trading, and innovating. Of them all, the Purépecha State perhaps had the best chance of stopping Tenochtitlan and building a different kind of power in western Mesoamerica.
October 2026
Voladores de Papantla: Climbing Up to Speak with the Earth
The ceremony of the Voladores is not an acrobatic act created for a postcard: it is a ritual petition tied to rain, corn, fertility and the balance of the world. We explore its Mesoamerican roots, its deep ties among Totonac peoples and the meanings it retains today.
October 2026