"El año - 2025"

"The Year - 2025"

Cover by
Christy Martinez-Garcia

Vol. 19, Issue 1,

January/enero 2025

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​This month's January 2025 features La Lotería Mexicana tabla (card). The game originated in Italy in the 15th century and was brought to New Spain (modern Mexico) in 1769. As most of our readers know, Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional Mexican board game of chance, similar to bingo, played on a deck of cards. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored. One thing not ignored is when the caller picks a card from the deck and announces it to the players by its name. I hope you enjoy the article in our centerfold. I labeled this month’s cover “The Year/El ano” about the New Year. I pray that 2025 will be a good year for all of us. 

Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año!

Let us enjoy each moment of the New Year and create happy memories. While the holidays are not always easy, we hope that the most important portion of CHRISTmas and the new year will be remembered! 

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