winter holiday celebrations

Winter Holiday Celebrations

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Who celebrates this holiday?

• Catholic Mexicans • Latin Americans• Spanish descendents

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Why do people celebrate this holiday?

• Symbolizes the trials Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place where Jesus could be born.

• Latino version of Christmas

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When does this holiday take place?

• December 16th to December 24th

• Ends on Christmas Eve

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What are some traditions of this holiday?

• Have a dinner at a different house every night.

• Children must request entrance, and be refused until reaching the house of the designated party spot.

• Sometimes, a expecting woman will be placed on the back of a real donkey and led to the party spot. HOME

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Are there special decorations for this holiday?

• Piñatas are used for the children• Decorate like a party when near

the end of Las Posadas.• At a different house in the

neighborhood each night.

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Are there special foods eaten for this holiday?

• Sopa de Albóndigas• Festival Salad• Baked Mexican Lasagna• Vegetable Tamale Pie• Tijuana Chicken• Warm Apple Empanadas

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Is there special clothing worn for this holiday?

• The children will dress up like pilgrims.

• The woman dress in cloaks like Mary

• The men dress like Joseph

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Where is this holiday celebrated?

• All over the world were Spanish descendants inhabit.

• For example– Argentina– Latin America– Spain– Portugal

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PART TWOHanukkah

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• Jewish people• Hebrews

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• The Maccabees successfully rebelled against Antiochus IV Epiphanies.

• The Temple was purified and the wicks of the menorah miraculously burned for eight days.

• There was only enough sacred oil for one day's lighting.

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• Hanukkah begins at the 25th day of Kislev

• Ends on the 2nd or 3rd day of Tevet

• The first day of Hanukkah actually begins at sunset of the day immediately before the date noted on Gregorian calendars.

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• light a single light each night for eight nights

• lamps are set up at a prominent window or near the door leading to the street

• Three blessings are recited during the eight-day festival

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• Menorah• Hanukkah lamps• Lighted lamps near windows

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Are there special foods eaten for this holiday?

• Fried foods• Potato Cakes• Jam-filled doughnuts

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Is there special clothing worn for this holiday?

• Men wear typical clothing of the average day

• Women wear customary typical clothing

• Children wear typical Jewish clothing

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• All around the world• Mostly commonly celebrated in

the Middle East• Most popular in Jerusalem

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• African Americans • Africans

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• To celebrate african culture• Also celebrates unity• self-determination• Purpose• creativity • faith

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• It was created by Ron Karenga• first celebrated from December

26, 1966, to January 1, 1967• Consists of 7 days of celebration

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• Each of the days is dedicated to one principle:• Umoja (Unity) To strive for and to maintain unity in the family,

community, nation and race. • Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) To define ourselves, name ourselves,

create for ourselves and speak for ourselves. • Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) To build and maintain our

community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems and to solve them together.

• Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.

• Nia (Purpose) To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

• Kuumba (Creativity) To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

• Imani (Faith) To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

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• Decorate house with objects of art

• Fresh fruit to represent African Idealism

• Use christmas trees and kinaras

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Are there special clothes worn for this holiday?

• Colorful african cloth• Women wear kaftans• Men wear colorful clothing

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Is there special food eaten for this holiday?

• On the sixth day of kwanzaa they feast

• Fresh fruit show african idealism• Some have a typical christmas

dinner

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• Most popular in Africa• Well-known in American• Celebrated among all African

Americans who chose to celebrate it

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