Spanish Holidays Resources

Spanish, Los dias feriados y las celebraciones de Latino America 2008
 
Project Handout - Word document

Latin American Holidays:

1	El Dia de los Muertos	2 de noviembre
2	El Cinco de Mayo	5 de mayo
3	La Semana Santa	una semana antes de Easter
4	Las Posadas	16 de diciembre hasta de 24 de diciembre
5	Una Quinceañera	15th birthday
6	Dia del Santo	Name saint day
7	El Dia de Independencia	Mexico 16 de Septiembre
8	Carnaval	Shrove Tuesday (day before Ash Wednesday)

Online Resources:

• Grolier Online
• Britannica Online
• Gale Student Resource Center 
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• POWER Library Databases - from school computers
• Carnegie Library - POWER Library from home
   
• Mexico Connect: Fiestas & Traditions
• Mexican Holidays
• Talking About Mexico: Holidays
   
• Food Network.com
• All Recipes.com
• RecipeSource Mexican Recipes
• Recipes From Mexico
• About.com: Mexican Food: Top 10 Holiday Recipes

Fine websites using Library Catalog:

• Use Library Catalog
  • Log on Username - first initial last name - all lower case - all one word
  • Password - first 3 letters of birth month & number for day - all lower case - all one word
  • Click at left WebPath Express
  • Search

Print Resources:

• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays, 4 vols. R 394.26 JUN
• Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations' of the World Dictionary, R 394.26 HOL
• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World, 4 vols. R 641.3 JUN

Project: Project Handout - Word document

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