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This is a traditional American food converted to Juarez style. The American style is usually served with a bun and mustard. The Juarez style has a tortilla and usually no condiments added.
What is a "Burrito de weenie?"
This fast-food restaurant actually began in Juarez and when it moved to El Paso it became the signature food for the city. It's main menu item is one of the very few Mexican foods that is served with french fries.
What is Chico's Tacos?
Kids dress up in costumes, go door to door asking for candy by saying "Trick or Treat."
What is Halloween?
They are flat bread and have meat and vegetables on top of them. Many add lime juice and salsa on them.
What is "a taco?"
This is what you do to have your car stationed in a parking lot, a street, or in a driveway.
What is "parquiar?"
This bar is the home to the Margarita as well as many famous American movie stars who have graced its grounds such as John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, and Clark Gable.
What is The Kentucky Bar?
This sports team is named after a small dog that originated in Northern Mexico.
What are The Chihuahuas?
It is a meat sandwich made with a meat patty between a bun. Usually tomato and lettuce is served with it, as well as mustard and ketchup.
What is a hamburger?
This day is celebrated by creating altars of people who have passed away, decorating the altars with their favorite foods, toys, games, and other items such as photographs.
What is "Day of the Dead?"
This is what you do when you make purchases at a store.
What is "shoppiar" or "hacer shopping?"
This mission is attached to the city cathedral, the only mission in the world to do so. It was built in 1668 by Friar Garcia de San Francisco to convert the local natives in the area.
What is The Mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe?
This park is divided into two parts, one on the American side and the other on the Mexican side.
What is the Chamizal National Park?
The night before kids go to bed early. Everyone wakes up early and open gifts. Dinner is usually at 2 pm on this day and the food consists of turkey, mash potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and green bean salad.
What is an American Christmas?
This popular item is the weapon of choice for a mom who wants to knock some sense into her kid.
What is a "chancla?"
This indicates distance usually on streets when one wants to know how far to travel to a certain location.
What is a "bloque?"
Ciudad Juarez is the only city in the world outside the United States to have a statue of this an American President.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This place used to be the home to the largest clothing manufacturing center in North America until the NAFTA treaty. Today it is a outdoor shopping center.
What is The Fountains at Farah?
This machine is used to clean dishes and most American homes have one but most Mexicans won't use them.
What is a dishwasher?
This is a TV show that is a daily show involving the life of someone who usually is poor, an orphan, or has a stepmom, or is somehow rejected. Usually they love someone but the relationship is impossible due to economic status.
What is a "telenovela?"
This is a 25 cent American coin but instead of being called a "quarter" it has a different name in El Paso and Juarez.
What is a "peseta?"
Although he was not born in the city of Ciudad Juarez, he wrote several songs about it and was very proud to call it his true home. His home is now a museum created in his honor.
Who is Juan Gabriel?
El Paso is the only major city in Texas to have this geographical feature.
What are mountains?
This is a dance for students in their last year of school. It is usually given in a gymnasium.
What is a prom?
This music style is the most recognizable music as pertaining to Mexico. Many artists have sung this style of music who normally only sing pop-oriented music. It was even recorded by rock sensation Linda Ronstadt of the United States.
What is "Mariachi Music?"
This is what you do on a computer when you are writing an email, or any other type of document that requires words to be written.
What is "typiar?"