We arrived
on our final destination, namely Mexico. Before we arrived in this country, I
wanted to know something more about the culture. Ive always heard that they
have some special habits, which you only find in this Latin-American country.
And how you can find this better out than by following someone who already
visited the country?
Ive found
an article about someone who travelled through Mexico and had a kind of special
experience. He found out that masked wrestling is hugely popular in Mexico;
there the women wrestlers are known as luchadoras. This kind of sport started
in the time of the Mexican Revolution (1910) and became very popular in the
1940s. Today its still a very popular sport among lower classes, since its
cheap to watch, fun and accessible. If a wrestler loses a championship, they
have to endure a humiliation. This can be losing their mask for about a year or
having their heads shaved.
About half of all Mexican wrestlers get into the sport because one of their
parents was involved.
The
Princess, a famous wrestler in Mexico, had no experience of family disapproval;
her parents didnt even want her to wrestle. Next to that men dont like it
that so many women are wrestlers in Mexico. They prefer to see their wife at home,
and not in the ring. Because of that women want to show their achievement and
willpower.
I never
heard before of this kind of sport, so I was very surprised when I read the
article. But I think women have to get a fair chance to do this sport. Its not
the task of women to be at home and making dinner, etc. Men can also make
dinner and clean the house. I also think its very good that poor people do
this sport. It is better that they do something like that than dealing drugs,
stealing things, etc.
So actually
men should be happy that their women have so many successes and are doing their
sport so good.
We are at
the end of our journey. Im very thankful for doing this, because I learned so
much new things and I had so many nice experiences. This is something I will
never forget.
I thank you
all for reading our blog and I hope you enjoyed it!
