Celebraciones de Invierno.

Winter Celebrations

Hello parents,

Winter is coming and we have 3 diverse celebrations during the month of December:

Hanukkah, Navidad, and Kwanzaa.

Día de Acción de Gracias

Día de Acción de Gracias

Dear parents,

     Thanksgiving is next week and we will have a week off to rest and celebrate with our families. I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and let you know that I am thankful for being part of Parkside family.

    

     Thank you.

Señora Cantu-Hibron

Día de Los Muertos.

Día de Los Muertos. Noviembre 1-2

The Day of the Dead falls on November 1 and 2 of each year, coinciding with the Catholic holidays All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

Although November 2nd is the official date for Day of the Dead, it is celebrated between October 31st and November 2nd. 

It was originated centuries ago in Mexico, where it is still widely celebrated to this day. The holiday is a blend of pre-Hispanic indigenous beliefs and Spanish Catholic beliefs. 

    

In fact, it is a holiday for remembering and honoring those who have passed. It is a festive, joyous time of celebration. Day of the Dead is Mexico's most important holiday, which means they invest a lot of time and money into celebrating Dia de Los Muertos, more so than any other holiday.

 

Day of the Dead has also taken hold in areas with a high Mexican immigrant population, particularly in California, Texas, Arizona and other parts of the United States.

 The Day of the Dead is celebrated in both public and private spaces. It is most often celebrated in homes and graveyards.  In homes, people create altars to honor their deceased loved ones. In some places, it is common to allow guests to enter the house to view the altar.

In graveyards, families clean the graves of their loved ones, which they then decorate with flowers, photos, candles, foods, and drinks. People stay up all night in the graveyards, socializing and telling funny stories about their dead ancestors. Musicians are hired to stroll through the graveyard, playing the favorite songs of the dead.

http://www.art-is-fun.com/day-of-the-dead-facts/

 Additional resources for "Dia de Muertos"

Hispanic Heritage Month Sep 15th-Oct 15th.

Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 in the United States.  

We recognize Hispanic people and their contributions to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture.

September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. All declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, and September 21, respectively.

Hispanic Heritage link

Hispanic Heritage Gov

Atlanta-area Community Hispanic Heritage Events September 15-October 15 

● Children’s Museum of Atlanta Latinx Heritage MonthAtlanta, GA 

September 15-October 30 

● Placita Latina- Decatur, GA 

September 18 

●Latino Hispanic Cultural Heritage Celebration Dunwoody, GA 

September 24 

● Concert on the Green- Acworth, GA 

September 29-Oct 2 

● Georgia Latino International Film Festival

Black History Month

Black In Latin America

Blacks in Latin America, written and produced by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., examines how Africans and Europeans came together to create the rich cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. Often associated with music, monuments, and great weather, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru, also have a great, secret history. Each episode is dedicated to each of these places, where Professor Gates delves into their shared legacies of slavery and colonialism and celebrates the massive influence of the millions marked by African roots. The region imported over ten times as many slaves as the United States and kept them in bondage far longer. 

http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/black-in-latin-america/