The most important religious holidays celebrated by the Mexican community, according to residents who were interviewed, is the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Christmas, and Easter. Each of these holidays involve several days of worship and celebration and are important to the community because they uphold the importance of family and are a means by which parents pass on their religious traditions to their children. Because they are celebrated in a traditional manner, far from home, they also serve as a celebration of Mexican culture. Many of these traditions also consist of a hybridization of Spanish Catholic and indigenous traditions.