Dancing Kane

The images on this pot [blank_start]reflect[blank_end] the culture of Mexico.

Today, a [blank_start]multitude[blank_end] of people, over twenty million, live in and around Mexico City

Mexican dancers need great [blank_start]agility[blank_end] for the quick and graceful movements of regional folk dances.

Many foods we enjoy today, such as corn, [blank_start]originated[blank_end] in Mexico. It was first grown there.

Dancers may be [blank_start]jubilant[blank_end] as they joyfully perform to the lively music of a Mexican mariachi band.

The Cinco de Mayo festival [blank_start]commemorates[blank_end], or serves as a reminder of, Mexico's victory over the French in 1862.

Stones like this are now valued as art, but [blank_start]initially[blank_end] the ancient Aztecs used them as calendars.

Seeing this carving from the ancient city of Palenque, one [blank_start]recollects[blank_end], or remembers, an early Mayan ruler.

Cactus plants can survive the Mexican desert's [blank_start]intense[blank_end] heat, so strong it has topped 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

A quinceanera is a [blank_start]customary[blank_end], or traditional, party for a Mexican girl celebrating her fifteenth birthday.