Culture

Welcome to my Latin American culture page! Coming soon ☺! Take an exciting visual tour of all 21 Spanish speaking/Latin American countries ☺. = 1.) Listen to the traditional Latin American soccer cheer ☺! What is the name of the famous historical figure mentioned in the cheer? =

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[|Futbolista español- Fernando Torres]

[|Real Madrid- Official Site] = = = 2.) Learn about Mexico's Day of the Dead on November 2nd, in Spanish ☺, from this short video. =

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= Day of the Dead "Hagan Ahora", what are the artifacts linked to their Holiday? =



= 3.) Read and learn about Christmas traditions in Latin America ☺. =



= 4.) Watch, listen and learn about the Dominican Republic ☺. =

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= 5.) Learn the Mayan legend about the origin of weaving in the country of Guatemala ☺. =

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= 6.) See where Ms. Murano spent her February vacation ☺! =

[|Monarch Butterfly Link]

= 7.) Celia Cruz, Cuban born singer singing Guatanamera ☺. =

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= 8.) Video "La danza de los viejitos" performed by El Baile Folklórico Nacional, México ☺. = = = = = media type="youtube" key="3_tGVuYApQw" width="425" height="350"

= 9.) Holy Week- "La Semana Santa" Sevilla, España = = = = = =media type="youtube" key="UnjhfWV1TRA" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="m_cE-HrhPGw" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="V1VfQvB0mGs" width="425" height="350"=

= 9.) La Básilica de Santa María de Guadalupe, México = = = [|Watch church mass live from the Basílica (8:30am, 9:00am, and 5:00pm)]

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