Viola Canales The Tequila Worm

My Experiences and “The Tequila Worm”
In The novel The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales we see several Mexican traditions involved, and how the character reacts towards them. In the novel we see how the Mexican traditions take a big part in the life of a young girl. Also how being attached to her family not only changes her but the whole community around. I could honestly say that I still celebrate and enjoy some of the Mexican traditions Viola Canales talks about in The Tequila Worm.
A quinceñera is a very popular Mexican tradition celebrated. A quinceñera marks the transition from childhood to womanhood. Sofia and I share the same experience about the Quinceñera. When I was fifteen I didn’t want a quinceñera. I always hated the idea of a big

My mother always searches for a madrina for the niño dios. I remember being once the madrina just like Sofia. “Before I went to bed, I called my comadre Brooke and my compadre Marcos and told them the happy news, that Mama had just appointed me the Christmas madrina for the year.”(Canales 199). I still remember the day my mom asked me to to be the madrina for the niño dios. The best thing about being the madrina for the niño dios was making him his outfit and sharing the wonderful experience to everyone the day of the dinner celebrating the niño dios. I remember telling my best friend that my mother had appointed me to be the madrina for el niño dios. My best friend was the one that helped me decide how to dress him up. The day of the celebration of the niño dios I was a bit nervous and anxious at the same time because I had no idea what I had to do because I had always attended celebrations but I had never been a madrina before. Being the madrina for the niño dios was such an honoring experience it was something I had never experience before, but it gave me a better understanding of the Mexican tradition of the niño

Just like Sofia I have an aunt that also covers her living room sofas, but not with plastic but with a cloth because she believes they will last her longer. “but my things will last forever- and will stay brand-new too”(Canales 54). I believe this idea is somewhat a Mexican tradition because I have gone to Mexico several times and I have seen other ladies that have their living room sofas covered with cloths as well. I always had in mind that they were covered because they had little kids and didn’t want them to get dirty just like Sofia’s aunt “keep the red river from poring on the plastic-covered carpet.” (Canales, 57) or because they were ripped and wanted them to be covered. Every time we go to my aunt’s house I see her sofas covered with the same old cloth but she always says she has them covered so they could last longer. I remember when I was smaller like in 5th grade my mom used to have a cloth as well in one old sofa, but the sofa was covered because we had a Shih Tzu, and the sofa was his