Carnival is celebrated in many countries throughout the world. Each country has its own way of celebrating Carnival, but each way is the same in that it carries tremendous energy and a great spirit of party. Carnival is a pre-lent celebration that usually happens in February or early March. Two of these celebrations include a Carnival from a Spanish-speaking country and then another from the Unite States. One of them is known as the Carnaval of Mexico which is located in Veracruz, Mexico while the other is in St. Louis, Missouri. ¿Desea saber más? Vamos, vamos a explorar estos festivales!
Celebrating Carnival in Veracruz is very different than in how it is celebrated in St. Louis, yet the basis is very similar. In Veracruz, the Carnaval of Mexico
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The people who are known locally there, Jarochos, prep for their opening ceremony, Zocalo, where they have the burning of bad humor. This is also known as Quema Del Mal Humor. This allows for there to be singing and dancing of all who come. This is quite opposite as in St. Louis, on the twelfth Sunday in January, their board of directors vote on whether or not they will have this celebration for that year. Yet, they both similarly crown royalty at this point: a queen in Mexico and a Mardi Gras Rex(king) in Missouri.
A big defining event that happens during carnival, are the parades which both of these fun-loving celebrations have as well. One of the parades that is popular in St. Louis is the Pet Parade. This is the world’s largest costumed pet parade. People can register their pets and the animals that are best dressed get to come compete in a Coronation pageant where two lucky fur balls will be announced King and Queen of Barkus. The second major parade is the Gran Parade and is held at the end of Carnival celebration. This parade is the one that exhibits many Krewes floats along with marching bands, and a plethora
Cinco de Mayo, which translates to the fifth of May, is a celebration to commemorate Mexico's triumph over the French in "La batalla de Puebla." The Mexican army prevailed as the underdog, being outnumbered by the stronger and well equipped French forces. Mexicans stood their ground and claimed victory on May 5th, 1862. This is why Mexicans in both Mexico and the U.S celebrate this historic victory.
Maloney informed that Mardi Gras was only about throwing beads and present parades but now it is an important part of the community that is cherished
After New Years ends, Mexican families still celebrate what the call El dia de los Magos, which they celebrate on January 6th. Families will get to gather to eat and celebrate, What they eat is a sweet bread and inside that sweet bread is a little doll baby Jesus. The person who finds it will have to host a fiesta, which the person has to do, is a prayer until the January 24th. Then when they make wishes, is like how we use Santa Clause, but they have the 3 Wiseman that came to Mary and Joseph, which are named Gaspar, Melchor, and Baltasar, so they would come and bring them presents. So the Mexican children come to a gathering with family at Alameda Park, and they write their letter to the 3 Wiseman, blow up the balloon and then let go and
Inside of Louisiana was New Orleans, an ethnically and politically divided city that had been the port city. Politics are quite involved in the festivities with the government wanting a say angering the participants furthering the festiveness in the celebration. Often this involvement leads to floats in the parade mocking political parties’ actions, such as the float Ray’s Body Guard, which portrays the State House Law in a hurt state, using crutches (Mitchell 79). This float allows participants to express their lack of faith in this element of government by portraying the government as being broken. In 1875, all of the Krewes withdrew from the parade that would soon be happening.
The holiday is still most commonly celebrated throughout Mexico and Latin America. Halloween is on October 31st, and it is celebrated by carving jack o’ lanterns, going trick or treating, decorating houses with a spooky theme, watching horror
The Dominican Carnaval and Halloween are two very different celebrations with distinct cultural origins and traditions. While both festivals involve costumes and celebrate the supernatural, their cultural contexts, purposes, and modes of celebration differ significantly. One of the main differences between the two celebrations is their cultural origins. The Dominican Carnaval is rooted in the cultural traditions of the African, Spanish, and Indigenous people of the Dominican Republic, while Halloween is primarily a Western European festival that has been adopted by many cultures around the world.
We make tons of food such as posole and tamales. At some point of that time everyone gathers around where baby Jesus is and we pray together. In my Mexican culture, we celebrate quinceaneras. When I turned fifteen my dad threw me a quinceanera. This celebration is basically when a lady, such as myself, takes the first step to becoming a woman.
The celebration is a public event with all kinds of floats,vibrant colors and costumes.with no doubt this celebration is a very incredible and unique mexican holiday another tradition is Semana Santa(the week of Easter).Semana Santa is a celebration of the annual tribute of the Passion of Jesus Christ. The mexicans perform a dance on the streets and pray to god. Semana santa is celebrated on spring break. My favorite tradition to celebrate is El Día de los Muertos (Day of the
Politics and Krewes in New Orleans Mardi Gras Throughout the celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the events surrounding it have evolved enormously throughout time. It has elements that are present in celebrations in Brazil, such as krewes where groups display their political views and desire for social change, providing an outlet for change. The political nature of Mardi Gras consists of satirical floats that are often a sign of frustration towards the government. During turbulent times of Reconstruction, Mardi Gras krewes used their floats and parades as a means to express their political views, desire for change, and anger.
Women wearing colorful skirts and flowery hats also march in the parade to represent women who traveled with the army. This is followed by a reenactment of the battle that took place. There is smoke, shouting, and mock sword battles concluding with a Mexican victory. There are also traditional dances, games, traditional foods, mariachi music, and colorful decorations” (Borade, 2012, para. 3). There is a variety of foods during this celebration such as, “lamb barbacoa that has been smoked underground in banana leaves or carnitas topped with queso fresco, pickled onions and homemade salsa verde wrapped in a warm homemade corn tortilla that has been ever so lightly heated on a comal” (Esposito, 2013, para. 4).
On Day of the Dead, people go to markets to buy certain foods and items, some include las flores (flowers), El Mole (spicy chocolate), and El pan de Muerto (bread of the dead). People buy theses items because Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Mexico and it usually takes 2 months salary to buy all of these things, it’s crazy. Along with people making altars, they must also prepare favorite foods of that loved one and also prepare themselves for the huge parties that they have on this special day. Halloween however, is prepared for by people going out and buying house items for the interior and exterior of the house. Parents also buy their kids costumes for this holiday to go out on halloween night and get candy.
Necklaces, crucifixes, statues and pictures of saints (estampitas), and stones are given by santeros to protect them from evil and provide well-being. The three favorites saints are La Caridad del Cobre, Santa Barbara, and San Lazaro. The festival La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre is celebrated annually by Cubans, on September
We also have our own traditions, when I go to Mexico in the end of July we go to a celebration which is called Santana all the people
Throughout history, various ancient civilizations all over the globe have created traditions and customs that have been passed down through generation to generation. The idea of having these customs withstand the test of time is truly remarkable. A perfect example of the passing of tradition is the Mexican celebration of El Dia De Los Muertos. El Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday that honors and celebrates loved ones of family who have passed away. Although it has its origins from the Aztec Empire, the holiday is widely celebrated in Latin America and even some parts of the United States.
Following cities include Iztapalapa, Ecatepec, Guadalajara, Puebla, and Ciudad Juarez all ranging with populations of one million to two million Mexicans. The smaller rural communities tend to have a stronger role in defining the country’s collective customs and traditions. The customs