| Keyword |
Description |
| Record |
The best or biggest anyone has ever done |
| Bakers |
People who make bread and sweets |
| Festival |
A special party or celebration |
In Tlaxcala, Mexico, bakers set a new Guinness World Record with the biggest “party bread” called pan de fiesta. About 100 bakers from San Juan Huactzinco and San Juan Totolac baked 2,581 sweet loaves and lined them up to spell TLAXCALA in a public plaza. A Guinness judge confirmed the record during the city’s 500th birthday celebration in the capital, Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.
Pan de fiesta is a festival favorite: a soft, walnut‑flavored bread brushed with egg wash and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Bakers also make other flavors like pine nut and egg cream, keeping traditions alive for community parties and saint days. This giant project took six months of preparation and had to follow strict safety, hygiene, and quality rules. Local leaders said the teamwork showed pride and unity, and that the success belongs to all Tlaxcalans.
Tlaxcala already holds records for the longest colorful sawdust carpet and the largest variety of basket tacos. The small state sits in Mexico’s central highlands near Mexico City and Puebla, and it’s rich in tradition.
Bridging words
These words sound similar in English and Spanish: Why not practice them now?
| English |
Spanish |
| Record |
Récord |
| Festival |
Festival |
| Public plaza |
Plaza pública |
Time to discuss
- Why does setting a record matter to a community?
- How do foods like pan de fiesta help keep traditions alive?
- What are the pros and cons of spending months planning a huge event?
Let's write
Answer the following questions in one paragraph:
- Imagine you joined the bakers—write a paragraph about how your team worked together.
- Describe a festival food from your town and explain why it is special.
