Epiphany In Spanish

In June, fighting erupted in the capital. One night was named "Noche Trista" meaning sad night in Spanish, because Cortes

I am going to tell you about a famous, yet kinda eerie celebration that takes place in mexico. This is a tradition celebrated by the Mexican Natives, most Mexican Americans (including myself) don’t even acknowledge this day, unless they happen to be visiting mexico at the time of this event.

Dia De Los Reyes is a Spanish name of the Christian holiday of Epiphany. Across Latin America and in Spain, this day is known as “Three Kings Day” as well as “Day of the Wise Men.” This holiday marks the end of the merry Christmas season, which started on December 16 with the holiday of Posadas. Depending on a tradition or a country, this holiday is celebrated either on January 6 or January 7. Also, across the countries it has different names: in some countries it is known as Los Reyes Magos, in others it is known as El Dia De Reyes, etc. This paper looks into how this holiday is celebrated in Spanish-speaking communities both in Latin America and in the Unites States.

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December 12th is not just another ordinary day. For me and for many other Hispanics we celebrate El Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe on this date. People officially started celebrating El Dia de la Virgen on 1859. This tradition has been going on for more than 150 years and it will continue to be celebrated. Not only do we dedicate this day to the Virgin Mary but honor her with flowers, performances, music, and dances. On this paper I will be discussing the history behind el 12 de Diciembre, the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego, and what people do to celebrate this special day.

I was born in Honduras, a small, developing nation, known for the high levels of poverty, and delinquency. I grew up in a small city in Honduras, and lived there for fifteen years. The city is called “La Esperanza”, which translates to “The Hope”. In this city I learned how to speak Spanish, English, and French. It is in this city that I also discovered my passion. It all started the day that I volunteered in a medical brigade, as a translator.

In a nutshell, the Day of the Dead, or El Día de los muertos, is a celebration the Spaniards have been practicing for over 3,000 years. People whose family members passed wore wooden skulls called calacas to honor their family members.

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Every year on January 6, my family celebrates the cultural tradition of Dia de Reyes, which recognizes the coming of the three Wise Men. Children in Hispanic regions in the United States received presents from their parents just like how the three Wise Men presented gifts to baby Jesus. Another way to celebrate this holiday is to eat; the Rosca de Reyes is a accustomed Mexican bread in the shape of a ring, symbolizing the Wise Men’s quest for the Ruler of the Jews. It is said that Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar, the Three Wise Men journey through Jerusalem following a star. When the Wise Men met with King Herod, they questioned him where the newborn King had been born. Terrified by these words, King Herod, questioned the Wise men to look for the infant and to come at once when they find him, so that he too can also praise the new ruler. Since Herod was scared the newborn might endanger his sovereign power, he commanded the murdering of every child under the age of three years old. Soon, when the Wise Men located the newborn named Jesus it became a holiday known as Epiphany, which the bread, Rosca de Reyes, symbolizes. The dried and sweet fruit that decorate the bread represents the crowns of the Three Wise Men, while the accustomed figures are positioned in the inner part of the bread that symbolizes Joseph and Mary running away to Egypt to get away from Herod’s efforts to murder their child. In fact, the tradition Rosca de Reyes began in France during the fourteenth

vehicles parked in the streets and in driveways. Sidewalks line the streets with people walking to

Most people have seen the colorful altars full of candles, flowers and vibrant sugar skulls. They are a common part of the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, that celebrates and honors the dead Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.

Prior to the start of the week I was excited to be out of the classroom and working with patients. My clinic is in National City, which is about 15 miles from the border. I have been practicing Spanish on Rosetta Stone in my preparation that I would encounter a Spanish only speaker. Sure enough the first evaluation that I was able to assist in this week spoke only Spanish. Here was my chance to utilize my costly Rosetta Stone. While assessing a patient’s ability to bridge I asked him “lavante su nalgas” which I thought translated into “lift up your buttocks”, but actually translated into borderline profanity. We all laughed and it turned into a good icebreaker with the family. They expressed their appreciation for my attempt to establish report

In most busy cities, people look down while walking to work, school, or the local Starbucks. With everyone looking down, one would think the people

As were climbing up the latter’s, you glance underneath, you start getting frightened a little. You really want to climb down but you know there’s tons of people climbing as well as you. You don’t want to make them mad or even bother them, As you’re getting higher and higher, you get more fear and feels like you have knots in your stomach. Ugh what do I do I’m about to the top.