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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Valerie Menard |
| ISBN: | 1569246467 9781569246467 |
| OCLC Number: | 43323759 |
| Description: | xvi, 174 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents: | Spring -- primavera -- Celebrations of renewal -- Calle Ocho -- Street festival with a salsa beat -- Easter -- Casarones lighten up the holiday -- Cinco de Mayo -- Victory against all odds -- Summer -- verano -- Life celebrations and political holidays -- Cuban independence day -- Historic and ongoing struggle -- Feast of San Juan Bautista -- Patron saint of Puerto Rico -- National Puerto Rican day -- Diversity in the city -- Quinceañeras, birthdays, and weddings -- Life's biggest celebrations -- Fall -- otoño -- Ancestors and homeland -- Diez y seis -- A Triumph over tyranny -- Feast day of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Provendencia -- Veneration of a Caribbean Virgin -- Feast day of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre -- g The Copper Virgin -- Día de la Raza -- The Flip side of Columbus Day -- Día de los Muertos -- Celebrating death, celebrating life -- Winter -- invierno -- Advent and a fresh start -- Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe -- Reverend mother for a native people -- Feliz Navidad! -- Latinos celebrate unique Christmas traditions -- Día de los Reyes -- Reclaiming the Epiphany -- Directory of Latino organizations in the United States. |
| Responsibility: | Valerie Menard ; foreword by Cheech Marin. |
Abstract:
Discusses Latino celebrations, addressing religious and social history, typical customs, special foods and activities. Recipes and instructions provided for making the foods and crafts that represent the traditions.
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