In Mexico, as in other parts of Latin America, Christmas is one of the periods that includes a wide variety of festivities.
In 2021, the reggaeton yielded revenues of up to 8.9 billion dollars just from sales in streaming.
A recent study has revealed that the reggaeton “It is the flag of machismo and misogyny.”
The closing of the year brings with it various festivities, such as the Christmas inn and from TikTok a little boy dressed as “San Judas” has gone viral for dancing to the rhythm of the reggaeton.
Definitely, during Christmas it is very common to have a posada in Mexico, a cultural tradition that is inherited from generation to generation and that, over the years, it has been able to adapt to the different cultural trends of each region.
In this context, we are also talking about one of the times of the year where Mexicans spend heavily, which are distributed as follows: 51 percent on food for Christmas and New Year’s dinners; 43 percent in gifts for the family; 14 percent on home decorations; and 13 percent on gifts for friends and/or acquaintances.
Secondly, according to PicodiBoth in Mexico and in other parts of Latin America, Christmas is one of the periods that includes a variety of festivities, such as the typical Christmas posadas, family gatherings and/or friends.
In this sense, we speak of the period known as “Guadalupe-Reyes”which begins with the big pilgrimages to the Basilica of Guadalupe for the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, on December 12; and continue with the famous christmas posadas, between December 16 and 24; the expected dinner and the arrival of santa claus, on 24 and 25; the increasingly original jokes of the Day of the Holy Innocents, the 28th; the New Year’s Eve dinner and the arrival of a new cycle, on December 32 and January 1; to finish with the Three Kings Day bagel.
The times of digitization and, consequently, the rise of social networks, today are part of the main consumption habits of people, spaces that, day by day, demonstrate their great power and scope.
Of course, the Christmas season is no exception and from different platforms, Internet users have released all kinds of viral stories, as is the case with a video posted on TikTok that is drawing considerable attention from users.
What is it about? The images show a small Christmas posada and/or pastorela made by children, who, dressed as “María”, “San Judas”, among others, dance to the rhythm of reggaeton.
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Today, urban music has become the music of young people, of the new generations; a musical genre that has yielded income of up to 8.9 billion dollars just for sales in streaming.
However, a considerable number of people maintain a critical position against this genre. A recent study claims that “one of the most criticized points regarding the popularity of the reggaeton and the trap in Spanish it is the generalized idea that one has regarding its content, which is said to be full of macho or misogynistic lyrics.”.
On the other hand, the University of Chile revealed, through a study, that the “reggaetón is the flag of machismo and misogyny; the singer Maluma the main face”.
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