Descriptive Essay About Labour Day Parade

The sweet smell of tres leches cake baking in the oven, the overwhelming odor of tamales being made in the kitchen, the destruction and cracks of the piñata, the laughter radiating from the adults enjoying their beers. If there was one keystone that holds together my identity and life, it would be my Mexican culture. This culture has an extensive history and tradition that unifies people together. There exist many stereotypes and stigmas recently about Hispanics due to the ongoing War on Drugs. Some people are afraid of us. There is plenty of hateful rhetoric spread around, and I am here to prove those assertions wrong. There is a certain degree of pride in being Hispanic. What many fail to realize is that wherever I go, whoever I encounter,

During the Memorial Day Weekend, my family decided to go on a church trip to the Niagara Falls. I kind of wanted to go, but my mom insisted that I should stay home with my grandparents to practice piano for my upcoming competition. In the end, she left the decision to me.

Also, Memorial Day weekend is the start of the “101 Critical Days of Summer” which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It is a time when many people turn their attention to swimming, cooking out, traveling and engaging in a wide range of outdoor activities due to the increased daylight hours and warmer temperatures. No matter what the plans are, we all should use risk management and safety

When I was in first grade, my thoughts were that I was just a Hispanic person, but I later on noticed that we didn’t do the same things as other Hispanics. I was born and raised in Oklahoma City, but my parents are from Guatemala. When my parents told me that I was Guatemalan as well, I felt proud of that. At this age I wanted to know more facts about my culture and where I’m from. My parents taught me what was the difference of being part of the Guatemala country is comparing the differences to other countries. It helped me a lot more that I understood the differences of what we do and say. Time by time I felt more communicated where I’m from. I fit into the Guatemalan community through traditions, languages, and food.

Waking up to the sound of Spanish music blasting through the streets, and the smell of Spanish food all over the air, and going to the window and seeing hundreds of Puerto Ricans celebrate in the streets, covering themselves with the flags. This is a description of New York during the second week of June. A few blocks from grand concourse, a lot of my high school friends were Puerto Ricans, they invited me and took me as one of their own, that lead me to sharing some of their customs which are very like the ones from my county, The Dominican Republic. Based on my knowledge I decided to talk about this cultural event that Puerto Ricans celebrate every year specially because most of us celebrate with them. The Puerto Rican Day Parade is one of the biggest cultural celebrations. As you read, I would give further details on its traditions and why this parade is so important to Puerto Ricans.

of Labor Day. Labor Day is on the first Monday in September. I’m going to write about How

Labor Day occurs every first Monday in September. It is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. Labor Day was created by the 19th century labor movement (Labor Day, 2010). It became a federal holiday in 1894. To some Americans, Labor Day symbolizes the end of the summer. It is celebrated with parties, parades, and athletic events.

Holidays are a time of great celebration, historical reflection for the sacrifices that have been occurred in cultures around the globe; people around the world hold celebrations of remembrance while enjoying a day-off from their daily responsibilities. Most people look forward to holiday’s as they approach because it is a time to socialize with family and friends; creating eventful times within themselves that they will look back on one day as a wonderful memory. Fond memories from our social networks and family ties is all that we will leave with on the day we depart and with that said, Memorial Day is a holiday that should not be reflected upon lightly since it represents those who have walked their last day so that the rest of us could

The colonist had their first thanksgiving in sixteen twenty one; later on, this dinner become a yearly custom. Eventually, thanksgiving became part of America’s culture because it is something that countries do not celebrate. Another cultural tradition are carnivals; they are celebrated around the world in many different ways. The carnival in Dominican Republic plays a big part when it comes to their culture because it is a unite and prideful celebration. The carnival is celebrated every Sunday starting with the last Sunday of January and ending on February twenty seven, Independence Day. This carnival consist on about ten groups of people, who are dress in a colorful, demon like costumes, walking around the streets showing off their amazingly design mask and outfits. This amazing tradition is done every year and it is unite in every city of the country. People gather together to celebrate a tradition that is unite to them, making it culture.

My cultural event was Fiesta along with the parade. This cultural event is a very simple and common event for this assignment however not a lot of people or even resident is San Antonio know what fiesta is for. This city wide celebrated event began in 1891. Its was originally just a one parade event meant for the fallen brave soldiers that had lost their lives during the battle of the alamo and the battle of san jacinto. However many citizens don't celebrate fiesta for its actual purpose, they go to just party out, and quite frankly i don't think that very mature like of anyone to do. On the other hand Fiesta is very rich in vividness of the prominent aztec culture and mexican roots.

Labour Day commence on Monday in September of 1894, which pays tribute to the commitments and accomplishments of Canadian workers likewise Americans, which became a global holiday. Since made a federal statutory holiday, which transpires at the end of summer, on the first Monday in September each year, this was made adventitious by labour movement groups/unions. Labour Day symbolises a praise of the working class with gatherings, parades, musical, theatre and athletic occasions just to name a few. Over the years Labour Day has been a misconception about whether this holiday is a celebration or a protest. This led to a reluctant notion of the importance, of the day’s festivities and celebrations, as well as a shift from traditional values and

In the Month of September there are a lot of holidays. One of the holidays is Labor Day. Labor Day celebrates those American Workers and there achievements. Usually they close schools and sometimes they even give people they day off of work. Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday of September. People do cook out and go to parks and gather the family.

Every spring break my family and other family’s go to Mexico. Whall we are there we go to this incredible restaurant called Tap Anco and their slogan is why not. When you walk in you smell fresh tortillas and salsa all coming at you at once it is extraordinary and you see that the walls are covered with sticks it continues through the restaurant it sounds is so intriguing. When you turn to the left there are dinner tables scattered all over and in the center there's an old stove and a lady rolling out dough and cooking on an old brick stove cooking is fresh tortillas. When you keep walking you start to hear rushing water you look around the corner and there's a ginormous table and lanterns all around the room. You keep

The cultural experience I had was a baby shower. I usually go to baby showers for my family and never for any other family. This baby shower was a Hispanic friend’s sister and it was different in many ways. When I walked in I saw many people already playing games and having fun. There were many games at the start such as the baby in ice and the one involving diaper pins. Those were two games that would last the entire occasion which I was informed of after being told I couldn’t play. A short while later people went and said a few words about the parents to be. I could not understand most of what was said because it was in Spanish, but I got a few words. Next came the food it was very unusual in my daily diet. They served chicken with mole,

It was time for the Festival of Light. It was a fine night in Lake Jackson. I was with my grandma and sister, Mackeinze. First I went to the Parade of Lights. It had cars, trucks, clubs, a band, and Christmas music. During the Parade of Lights I ate a double Whataburger, medium fries, and a medium drink. At the parade one of the most unexpected floats for me popped up, it was for cub scout of that area and I am in cub scout too. I also got a five dollar glowing toy that you spin it to make different colors. Last but not least I went to the Carnival of Lights. We weren’t supposed to go there because I did not want to go there at first but my sister , Mackeinze,