Las Fiestas Patrias

Walking into the cemetery, I noticed that the night shined brighter than the day and the music was more alive than ever. I could hear the song, “Puno de Tierra” by Ramon Ayala, playing in the background and there were many families gathered around the graves of their loved ones. I could smell the fresh copal burning into the air and I noticed that my uncles tumba (tomb) looked cleaner than any other day. His grave was decorated with marigolds, candy skulls, pan de muertos, and white candles along with a few of his favorite foods and a portrait of him placed in the middle for everyone to see. Then, I suddenly open my eyes to see myself sitting down on a sofa from our living room, and in the background I heard my grandmother continuously repeating

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.

Other events we attended throughout the semester included the Corrales Harvest Festival in October and the New Mexican Hispanic Arts Dialogue in November. The Harvest Festival is a village wide annual event that celebrates Corrales' agricultural roots. Corrales Road which is in the heart of Corrales, is closed down to traffic. The road is home to many businesses, studios, and restaurants. Some of the key events at the Harvest Festival include live music, arts and craft shows, business & non-profit exhibits,special events that celebrate horses and cowboys, an evening dance under the stars, a pet parade, wine tasting, growers market, and many more events attract visitors from around New Mexico. The city comes alive as families, pets, and farm

The Miller Outdoor Theatre is bringing in the Cinco de Mayo celebration early with a concert by Los Folkloristas on Sunday.

The festival which already receives funding from major companies, can seek out new music focused company sponsorship's that will provide aid for the costs of the concerts. The last opportunity for the festival includes the role it can provide in educating the local youth about local cultural music, theater, and arts. Many may grow up to have a strong appreciation towards their own communities’ festival.

My family enjoys going to a local Mexican restaurant back home called Mi Casa. As soon as we walk into the restaurant they try to make you feel like you are no longer in the United States, but actually in Mexico. The music playing over the sound system is all in Spanish and the walls are painted neutral colors with wooden booths that add pleasure to the experience and offer a sense of warmth feeling. The décor was centered on a talavera design which is a part of the Hispanic heritage and this design has very busy patterns with vibrant colors. This talavera design is used in their plates, pieces of art that is displayed, and also in tiles on the wall. The décor helped add to the feeling that I was actually in Mexico. What stuck out most to me

On Saturday, November 7, I attended the Day of the Dead concert conducted by Donato Cabrera at the San Francisco Symphony. It was very festive, there were many people wearing traditional Mexican clothing, colorful skull masks and face paint. Death is often portrayed as something solemn, and it is, but this festival is also exemplifies that it can also be a time to rejoice and remember the wonderful memories of loved ones who passed away, which is why I think the festival is so unique.

The staff and the quality of the food at El Ranchero in Vidalia, La is better than the staff and the quality of the food at La Fiesta in Natchez, Ms. There may be some similar things or details about the food at both restaurants, but there is no way that La Fiesta service is better than the service at El Ranchero. The staff that works at El Rancheros is very friendly and negotiable, and the service is very fast, but La Fiesta on the other hand is not so friendly. Some, but not all of the staff that works at La Fiesta would have an attitude with the customers because they cannot move as fast as the customer wants them to. The way the staff handles complaints about their food is unprofessional. The quality of the food is almost similar at both

The celebration section is used for dancing, selling food, flowers and other native goods, and mariachi bands often perform.

I would love to participate in this type of concert again, i loved attending Pena Pachamama located in San Francisco with my family, it was a lovely experience. I enjoyed listening to music while having dinner and dessert. On May 12, from eight thirty to ten it was a night of Latin music with Eddy Navia, Pachamama Band and a special guests was featured. The special guest was one of the restaurant owners old good friend that came all the way from Cuba just to perform for the night. I thought that he was a excellent musician, many instruments that I learned in class were used throughout the performance such as the charango, zampoña, quena, Moguce and the Rondador. By attending this events students gain more knowledge about different cultures

Creating a music play list full of Hispanic songs is essential for an enthusiastic party. You must

Three different practices I saw at Panadería las Americas was the cabinets and how you get the food was a lot different usually they give it to you but you got to chose it yourself. Then they had trays and tongs that you got to use to get your pastries of other choice of food. Then how they made the bread and tamales was different too they made it by hand and did not have a lot of equipment like you would think there would be. Also some of the food I saw was very different like the pastries were huge, also they were very colorful and bright, and it was very cheap about 75 cents for one pastry. But the store was very different from others it was more of a café instead of a store and they did not have many tables either but it was very fun to

The festival of San Fermin consists of many parties. There are singers and dancers and people are very crowded in the streets. People come from all over the world to witness this unique fiesta. During the last days

Who would’ve thought that just by eating grapes at Christmas eve would bring good luck for a whole year. Here at Colombia such as in many Hispano American countries and Spain, exists the tradition to eat 12 grapes at the end of the last day of the year, Christmas eve. The ancient tradition comes back from Spain, where at new year's eve, in “Puerta del Sol” at Madrid, the ancient clock at the mail house will chime twelve times, then people will eat 12 grapes, one for every chime of the bell, also symbolizing good luck for 12 months of the year. The tradition was born when a group of Madrilian citizens sat down in front of the clock as it chimed while eating grapes, to mock the ancient tradition of the noble class and important families of saying

We are excited to be having restaurant night, TONIGHT at the heavily requested El Patron location on Lake Ave in Altadena. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to enjoy a tasty Mexican food dinner with your family. This fundraiser is available for dine-in or take-out food. Eat and support Norma Coombs