Posada & Toy Drive Gift-Wrapping Party for Kilometro del Juguete

Join us for a traditional Mexican holiday evening as we gather and together wrap gifts that have been donated for our annual Toy Drive. The toys will be given out on January 14th, we welcome you to join us for that outing as well! For more information or to RSVP, please send us an email!

We will prepare the ingredients for mole rosa together, and then savor our work as you have the opportunity to practice your spanish with other students and learn new culinary vocabulary!

Classes are $600pp with sparkling water or agua del dia, a refreshing fruit beverage or $800mx pp paired with adult beverages.

Advance booking and payment is required to confirm your spot a minimum of 48 hours in advance.

Please visit the school or send us an email to book or ask questions about pricing! INFO@HABLANDOMEXICANO.COM

(A minimum of 4 people is required to hold the class, so tell your friends! Otherwise we will refund or move your payment to another date)

Movies in the Garden is presented by our neighbors at THE CO-OP BAJA. Please visit their website for details and movie line-up.

Join us for an immersive evening to benefit the incredible work of the Padrino Children’s Foundation. We will explore various dishes of Mexico, practice Spanish together, drink and raise money for a wonderful local organization.

Enjoy a refreshing welcome Cantarito, a cocktail from Jalisco, with savory sopes while enjoying live music. Then, choose from an adventurous menu of meat and vegetarian dishes. Mexican wines and soft drinks will be served, and diners will enjoy a sweet treat of flan or churros to cap off the evening!

All proceeds fund the construction of the new Padrino Pediatric Medical Clinic.

Space is limited, please email to reserve. Tickets are $125usd pp. Festive attire is encouraged!

More information about the foundation is HERE

We will prepare the ingredients for mole verde together, and then savor our work as you have the opportunity to practice your spanish with other students and learn new culinary vocabulary!

Classes are $600pp with sparkling water or agua del dia, a refreshing fruit beverage or $800mx pp paired with adult beverages.

Advance booking and payment is required to confirm your spot a minimum of 48 hours in advance.

Please visit the school or send us an email to book or ask questions about pricing! INFO@HABLANDOMEXICANO.COM

(A minimum of 4 people is required to hold the class, so tell your friends! Otherwise we will refund or move your payment to another date)

Portal de Vivos y Muertos @ Topia Retreat in Todos Santos

The day is a full immersion into the most important tradition of Mexico; and we begin with a mediation and deep connection to welcome our dead ones.

Far from being a morbid event, this national holiday of the Dia de Muertos, emphasizes remembrance of past lives and expresses celebration of the continuity of life. We will start with the remembrance ritual of creating ofrendas —altars with offerings to the deceased and review each of the elements of the altar and create a community altar together.

Then we discuss Catrina, and participate in the transformation by an artist into her...you are welcome to transform yourself; and this is both for men and women to experience. We will learn the story of the “The elegant skull”— that was originally conceived by Mexican engraver José Guadalupe Posada.

Over a delicious dinner, we will share memories of our dear ones and finish our day by the bonfire with one of the culinary highlights of the season Pan de Muerto —Bread of the Dead; a semi-sweet, sugar-dusted bread made from eggs and infused with natural citrus fruit flavors. It’s traditionally taken with hot chocolate that has been mixed with cinnamon.

There are limited spaces, Book here!
Price: $5,999 MX
Includes lunch, dinner, snacks, all materials for the altar, Catrina material (make up or crown), and a souvenir.

About the holiday: Mexico is known throughout the world for its beaches, deserts, flora, fauna, amazing landscapes, its charm, color, culture, flavors, and vibrant ancient traditions. The Day of the Dead is, perhaps, one of the most beautiful and important traditions in the country. UNESCO recognizes this day as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mexico. This festive and colorful festival that celebrates the lives of those who have passed away, is a mixture of nostalgia and happiness where the altars are a metaphor for life, leading the souls of the dead to reunite with the living. Photographs, favorite objects, bread of the dead, cempasúchil, alfeñiques, the favorite food of the deceased and candles are part of the offerings. The streets are full of colors, Catrinas parading in flashy costumes, the copal smoke creating a peaceful cloud of powerful and divine incense... and suddenly everything gives life to this day. The spirits return to the world of the living for one day of the year to be with their families!

In pre-Hispanic times, the dead were buried near the home of their relatives (often in a tomb under the central patio of the house) much emphasis was placed on maintaining ties with deceased ancestors who were believed to continue to exist on a different world. With the arrival of the Spanish and Catholicism, the practices of All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day were incorporated into pre-Hispanic beliefs and customs and the festival was celebrated as we know it today. The spirits of dead infants and children called Little Angels are said to arrive on October 31 at Midnight, spend a whole day with their families, and then leave. This day is called All Saints' Day. The adults arrive the next day, November 2, Day of the Dead.