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Resident Evil: Noche Cero (Working Title) Opens in Latin America: What East and West Keep by the Door

What keeps people alive in a zombie film? The answer is often written on the door frame. As Resident Evil: Noche Cero (working title) reaches Latin American cinemas from September, it is a good moment to look again at the front door — from garlic and salt in the West to peach charms, door gods and mugwort in China.

September 17, 2026 About 4 minutes amulets door gods comparative folklore

That Shout on the Eve of Independence Day: Mexico's Independence Day Celebrations and Latin America's Amulets

On the eve of Independence Day the president of Mexico rings a bell and shouts from a balcony, and the gesture is replayed every year. On the same night many children have a "deer's eye" seed tied to their wrist. One shout is for the whole country; the other is kept for oneself.

September 17, 2026 About 3 minutes Mexico Independence Day amulets evil eye