TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo residents took a trip around the world through their taste buds on Sunday.

The city hosted its annual Celebration of Cultures this weekend.

“I like to think of Tupelo as the melting pot of Northeast Mississippi. We have so many different cultures here that nobody knows about, and so this celebration actually exposes a lot of the culture so they can get out and see… their cuisines and how they dress, the different talents that they have,” said Shanta Jones, the Program Director of Tupelo Parks and Recreation.

Ella Zuniga said it’s important to her to share her culture.

“As a Mexican American, it’s very hard to always fit in, and find (out) whether or not, you’re too Mexican for somebody or too American for somebody. So, expressing our culture is very specia

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