The Latino holiday book : from Cinco de Mayo to Día de los Muertos-- the celebrations and traditions of Hispanic-Americans / Valerie Menard ; foreword by Cheech Marin.
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TextPublication details: New York : Marlowe & Co. ; [Emeryville, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2004.Edition: Updated and expanded 2nd edDescription: xvi, 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: - 1569244065 (pbk.)
- 9781569244067 (pbk.)
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Main Library | NonFiction | 396.26 M535 | Available | 33111005293960 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Latino Holiday Book is the essential resource for everyone wanting to celebrate and honor the special traditions and celebrations of Hispanic Americans. Author Valerie Menard takes readers through the full year, covering new year's traditions, Día de los Reyes, Calle Ocho, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, the feast of independence, National Puerto Rican Day, the feast of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre and Our Lady of the Divine Inspiration, Día de la Raza (the Latin American version ofColumbus Day), Día de los Muertos, the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and Christmas. Weddings, birthdays, and quinceañeras are also explored in rich detail. For each celebration, Menard discusses their religious or social history, typical customs, special foods and activities, and gives recipes and instructions for making the authentic foods and crafts that particularly represent a day's traditions. With a foreword by Cheech Marin, this newly revised and expanded edition is more inclusive of Dominicans and Colombians and features two new holidays: Mother's Day and Día de los Niños.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-217).
SPRING : PRIMAVERA: CELEBRATIONS OF RENEWAL: Calle Ocho: street festival with a salsa beat -- Easter: cascarones lighten up the holiday -- Dia de los Ninos / Dia de los libros: Spring brings appreciation of children (and reading) -- Cinco de Mayo: victory against all odds -- SUMMER : VERANO: LIFE CELEBRATIONS AND POLITICAL HOLIDAYS: Cuban Independence Day -- Feast of San Juan Bautista : patron saint of Puerto Rico -- National Puerto Rican Day: celebration of diversity in the city -- Nuestra Senora de Chiquinquira / Our Lady of Chiquinquira : patron virgin of Colombia -- Colombian Independence Day: Simon Bolivar's Crusade -- Quinceaneras, birthdays and weddings: life biggest celebrations -- FALL :OTONO: ANCESTORS AND HOMELAND: Diez y Seis: a triumph over tyranny -- Feast Day of Nuestra Senora de la Divina Providencia: Veneration of a Caribbean virigin -- Feast Day of Neustra Senora de la Caridad del Cobre: the Copper Virgin -- Dia de la Raza: the flip side of Columbus Day -- Dia de los Muertos: celebrating Death, celebrating Life -- WINTER : INVIERN: Advent, a patron virgin, and freedom -- Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe: Revered Mother for a native people -- Feliz Navidad! : reclaiming the epiphany -- Nuestra Senora de Altagracia / Our Lady of High Grace: Patron Virgin of Dominican Republic -- Dominican Independence Day: Hispaniola no longer.