Comments on: Hanal Pixan in Merida 2009

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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:50:53 +0000

[...] à quoi ressemble “El Dia de Los Muertos” [ Hanal Pixan (prononcé Pichan) en Maya] au Mexique … une autre ambiance et [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:34:26 +0000

Loved the article. Made me “homesick” for Mexico. See you soon!

By: anna

anna — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:52:27 +0000

I read the article and found it very interesting, congratulations. I would just like to take advantage of it to clarify the use of the expression ‘hanal pixan’ mentioned here, which is actually an incorrect translation of the Spanish ‘comida de las almas’. In Yucatec, the language of the peninsular Mayas, you would say ‘u yo’och pixaan’, or something like that, but since this is not a Maya traditional celebration you won’t find such an expression in this language. So ‘hanal pixan’ is a (grammatically incorrect) calque of the expression in Spanish which has been created ad hoc by some non native speaker of Yucatec.

By: Mary Lou Martin

Mary Lou Martin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:44:20 +0000

Another beautifully written article by the Working Gringos….”like vampires to sunset” – Love it!! I’m going to be sending the link to a lot of our friends and relatives. Maybe next year I’ll be there to experience it for myself. Make sure to keep us posted on upcoming events as Bob and I will be arriving on Jan. 7th.

By: Salma R. Pageau

Salma R. Pageau — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:13:45 +0000

Was sent this article by my son who lives wth his wife and family in Merida. I live in Quebec Canada and applaud the mexicans of Merida for preserving their great culture.