My Hispanic Culture

A person’s background is one of the most interesting things about them because their background is what shapes them into the person they are today. An individual receives basically everything they know based on how they were raised, whether it be their beliefs, customs, or just their way of life. Our world has diversity because of this. For me, having direct descendants from Mexico has brought out my Hispanic culture and influenced the traditions my family holds.
My great grandmother, Luz Garza, comes directly from Mexico. She is originally from Monterrey, Nuevo León, a large city that is now known for its large businesses. However, in my great grandmother’s time, Monterrey was not as great as it is now. Financial problems and violence were the two most prominent problems my great grandmother had
For example, when I was about 9 years old, my mom put me in Ballet Folklorico, a traditional Mexican dance group. In this dance group, I learned many Mexican dances and was able to wear the traditional Mexican dance dresses, beautiful dresses that had many vibrant colors. I still remember my mom waking me up early on the morning of a performance to get me ready. I used to hate getting ready because my mom would pull my hair back so tightly that I could feel the skin on my face stretching, but at the same time, I loved performances because I got to wear some of my mom’s makeup. Another tradition my family follows is the tradition of having a quinceañera. For my fifteenth birthday, my family gifted me with a quinceañera, a Mexican celebration that celebrates a young girl becoming a woman at the age of fifteen. A quinceañera has many Mexican traditions, such as the shoe change, which is the changing of flat shoe to a high heeled shoe that represents that girl changing to a woman. I am grateful that I was able to have my own quinceañera and be a part of a Mexican