Workshop – Mexico

On December 20, 2019, a workshop on Mexican culture was held at Ruđer Bošković School. The main theme was the way people celebrate Christmas and New Year’s holidays in Mexico. Students of Grades 2 and 6, with their teachers Marina Milovanović and Vesna Rikalo, participated in drawing and colouring, making piñatas, singing Christmas songs called villancicos, breaking piñatas and sharing sweet presents called aguinaldos. We owe a special thanks to Mrs. Eloise Beatris Mendes Gutieres, her agility, energy and creativity that she invested in this very successful workshop.  Mrs. Eloise Beatris Mendes Gutieres was born in Mexico, where she completed her studies in sociology. She taught at the University of Mexico for fifteen years, then at the University of Bolivia, the University of Honduras, and was a visiting lecturer at the University of Kragujevac. Ms. Eloisa Mendes has co-authored various publications and articles on the culture of Mexico and Mexican cuisine, some of which are: The Tastes of Mexico and This is My Mexico: Children’s Tales of Independence and the Mexican Revolution. She has lived in the USA, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Honduras and Nigeria. She currently lives in Belgrade.