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- Most first names in Spanish-speaking countries are those of saints. A person's santo, (also known as onomástico in Latin America and onomástica in Spain) is the saint's day of the saint that they are named for. Children were once usually named for the saint whose day they were born on, but this is less common now.
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- The word can mean the traditional Mexican musical ensembles, the lively mestizo music that they play, and the dance performed to it.
The instruments used by mariachis are the guitar, harp, vihuela (an early form of guitar), violin, and trumpet. Mariachis wearing costumes based on those worn by charros charro can be seen in the plaza Garibaldi, in Mexico City, where they are hired for parties, or to sing mañanitas or serenades.

