[The_Lady_Snow]

I gotta be honest tomorrow equates to me how much loot can one person bring in from family, Santa and others. At least that is how I have experienced it here in the US. In Mexico tomorrow is a whole other kind of experience that had tradition, drinking, food, family and friends, sharing, neighbors stopping by, dancing, singing, Tio Lalo doing El Jarabe Tapatio. We did not attend mass, the only thing I remember that had anything to do with biblical content is my Abuelita would walk out with the baby Jesus and put him in the part of the Nativity scene and then she would do one of her ritual prayers (she was a witch) and then she'd talk to us about always having an open door policy, kindness to strangers, and how we could learn from the ugliness of how people did not help Mary and Joseph with a place to stay, she'd then spray some form of water on us, light candles and she'd rub oil on our winds.

Then the bunuelos, frijoles, tamales, chile rojo con carne de cabra, arroz and spiked Atole would come out and we'd be up for days it seemed from there till the New Year. I also remember for us because our Catholocism is and was cultural and mixed with Brujeria that our celebrations were distinct from others in the neighborhood. So now I just go to Holiday celebrations, enjoy, leave before any fuckery comes to play and stay the hell away from the commercialism this holiday represents.

I miss my Mexico family A LOT during these times.