The Senor De Los Milagros Or The Lord Of The Miracles

I still recall the first time I got to experience the Mexican celebration in Mexico with all my aunts, uncles, cousins and friends gathered around to honor those who left us behind. Living in the United States not only gave me a perspective of how Mexican traditions can change but also how strong these traditions live. That may be why Dia de los Muertos has such a great meaning to me because no matter how you celebrate it, all that matters is the way you honor your loved ones, regardless of how painful it is not to physically have them

A way I participate in cultural tradition is by being a folkloric dancer. I’ve been dancing since I was 5. When I first started dancing I was in a group called Yumare , then when I turned 8 my mom switched me over to the recent group I am inn called Norahua. My group helps out a lot around the community by dancing in shows , parties , events or for the capital. Last year in June I turned 15 , being hispanic that is a big part of life. Turning 15 you're becoming a woman and you start going through a lot of phrases after. In July 15, 2017 I had a big party and being Hispanic we call it a Quince. My mom and I started planning my quince the minute I turned 14 because it's a long process into getting everything. I love helping my mom and grandma make food , especially on holidays or parties. Ever since I was little I would enjoy watching them make tamales, posole, gorditas and more for christmas or on a daily and every time we make food we have to have music playing , we enjoy listening to spanish music like cumbias and huapangos or a mixture of

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.

The predominant religion is Roman Catholic, but there are some other Christian faiths. Some locals, however, have blended Catholicism and their traditional beliefs. An example is the near one and the same association of Pacha Mama (Mother Earth) and the Virgin Mary. Many of the main festivals are based around the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar. These are often celebrated with great display, especially in highland Indian villages, where Catholic feast days are usually tied in with a traditional agricultural festival. Some of the major events include: Carnaval (February-March), which is particularly popular in the highlands and features numerous water fights; Inti Raymi (June 24th), the greatest of the Inca festivals with spectacular dances and parades; Peru's Independence (July 28th); All Souls Day (November 2nd), celebrated with gifts of food, drink and flowers taken to family graves; and Puno Day (November

Miguel de Unamuno’s short story San Manuel Bueno, Mártir and Albert Camus’s tour de force The Plague describe towns whose leaders employ drastically different methods to combat their communal maladies. The Plauge’s Dr. Bernard Rieux relies on an unrelentingly harsh process of physical healing, driven not by his empathy for the individual but by his compassion for humanity. Unamuno’s priest Don Manuel shrouds his village in the warm embrace of religious serenity, complicated by only one fact: the priest does not believe in God. Despite these divergent philosophies, both characters aspire to their own notions of what constitutes “secular sainthood.” Because of the inherent imprecision of such a phrase, the reader is asked to determine what truly determines a “secular saint.” Is it someone who is portrayed by the populace as a religious martyr but who actually is quite secular (hereafter known as the “Don Manuel interpretation”) or someone who is seen by the populace as cruelly detached and unemotional but is actually a hero (Rieux’s guiding philosophy)? Alternatively, one could be drawn to the possibility, as I am, that neither truly constitutes secular sainthood.

Moreover, Lucy acknowledged that American’s traditions such as the English music, Thanksgiving Day, Santa Claus, and Halloween. However, she says that her family celebrates American’s tradition combine with Salvadoran’s traditions.

In 1542, a Christian missionary named Bartolomé de Las Casas wrote about the little-known realities of the brutalities occurring in the New World between Spanish conquistadors and Native Americans. Even though the Spanish originally set out to bring Christianity to the New World and its inhabitants, those evangelizing efforts soon turned into torture, mass killings, rape, and brutal slavery of the innocent natives to fulfill their greed for gold and wealth, according to Las Casas. In his primary account A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Bartolomé de Las Casas attempts to inform King Phillip II of the cruel acts and injustices committed by the Spanish conquistadors. Despite this condemnation, Las Casas does not reject imperialism, because he feels Spain has the obligation to spread the word of Christianity around the world. Instead, he finds fault with the Spanish conquistadors for implementing this evangelization the wrong way, by both physically harming the Native Americans and, fundamentally, in their underlying perception of them as inferior. Furthermore, the key to the coexistence of imperialism with Las Casas’ Catholic ideas and his defense of indigenous peoples lies in considering and treating these Native Americans as equals and as humanity rather than inferiors.

It is customary for all Latin American cultures to celebrate a coming of age party for their daughters called a quinceanera. Parents commemorate their beloved daughter’s transition from being a little girl to becoming a fifteen year old young lady by inviting family and friends to join in this huge event. A modern day young lady is celebrated with a ceremony, grand party with extravagant decorations, exquisite food, memorable toasts form the godparents, and usually wrapped up with a funky dance. Every little girl awaits the day when she will be treated and given the attention of a princess for a day. It was my pleasure to attend my cousin Daira’s quinceanera, and witness my first quinceanera in Mexico.

Between the years 1999 and 2003, I lived and worked in the west Texas oilfields near Odessa, Texas hauling crude oil from oil locations to manufacturing pipelines. Due to the population density of Mexican-Americans in this area I was afforded the opportunity to befriend a co-worker who hailed from this lineage. This friendship grew to such a state of familiarity that when one of his many cousins was about to turn fifteen he invited me to attend her quinceañera. Although it is not unheard of for a European-American to join in the festivities of this time honored tradition, nonetheless, I was still thrilled to have been invited.

A Quinceanera is a hispanic coming of age ceremony. The preparation of the young ladies is based on the future role they would take as members of their family and community. This celebration includes music, food, and a dance performed by the Quinceanera and her court. This is a celebration in the hispanic culture that transforms young girls into young ladies, it acknowledges the ending of childhood and a new beginning but yet over time, it has lost it’s tradition, history and it’s purpose. It has become more about the fashion of the dresses and the dance routines and not about it’s tradition. People do not understand what a quinceanera symbolizes, the roots of a quinceanera and how it's performed in other parts of the world and how it has

The purpose of this paper is to describe the explored cultural and social experiences of the Peruvian people in the United States. As the 11th-largest from the total Hispanic population in the United States, Peruvians warrant a cultural investigation (Ennis et al., 2011). Hispanic communities are increasing and their social differences are vast. One cannot consider cultural competence without surveying the multiple populations within the large Hispanic population in the United States.

A cultural event that I have attended in the past that has had a memorable affect on my life was a Native American Powwow. This event takes place every year, Thanksgiving weekend in Tucson, AZ. I arrived in the late afternoon, as the sun was going down. I remember seeing many different types of people, from tourists to the different Native American performers. The physical setting of this particular celebration was outside, and based around, one main circle. Drums were beating so loud, you could feel the pound inside your chest. Different activities were going on all around, such as dancers, vendors, and a huge variety of foods to choose from. The circular dancing arena is known as the arbor, this area is blessed before any of the events

popular tradition in Peru, according to the students, is Thanksgiving and New Years. It is a tradition to wear

Peruvians were forced to accept another country’s view but they made it their own and still to this day protect those ideas of things like the sun god as Apu Jesus Christ, at the Last Supper eating guinea pig, and much more. Americans see a rainbow flag differently than Peruvians do, also taking for granted what we have excess of while others in countries like Peru are overwhelmingly ecstatic to have what seems no little to us- this mainly referring to their water crisis and limited resources for isolated villages. I also saw a poverty cycle in the people we talked to or we were told about, and many of us in the group talked about how to end that cycle and help the children and their families. The people integrated who they were with what changes were and still are thrown at them for the most part but also face many hardships, especially with the water crisis that’s been worsened by the mudslides. In the past, we’ve talked about how best to help the people and whether us as outsiders know what would be best as opposed to talking to the people and including them in on decisions and projects. I feel the biggest impacts on me from this trip are (1) my views on what we take for granted like air conditioning, water, bathrooms, and much more; (2) I’m very lucky to live in middle class America and believe we

In my English class I knew a guy from Peru like me, his name is Gilmer Montes, he born in Lima and lived at “Villa Maria del Triunfo”, he has been here for 10 years, now he lives in Germantown on Apple Ridge Street, is a Construction’s Contractor his specialty is drywall and paint. Gilmer my new classmate is single, his parents live in Peru, he is 38 years old, his hobbies are; play soccer at different championships, but now he is injured and need rest for a few months, eat out trying different cuisines, he likes too much parties and specialty celebrate the independence day of Peru on 28th of July. Study business is Gilmer’s goal for this reason he is learning English, he likes learning languages, and he understands “Quechua” an official ancient