Tarea/Homework
Tarea is assigned every Wednesday for all Spanish Classes.
This week's Homework:
Spanish 1A and 1B-Leer Cap. 4 Pobre Ana y contestar preguntas en quizizz.com: Due:3/17
Spanish Adv-Viñeta:Risa/Leer y contestar preguntas (La casa en Mango Street) Due:3/17
This month students are learning and celebrating
Holidays in Spanish Speaking Countries
How do other students celebrate?
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is seeing the different traditions represented. There’s Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the Feast of Epiphany(aka Three Kings Day). In Spanish class, students will learn and experience this holiday in the classroom.
Here are some of the more interesting traditions of the Three Kings Day , that are celebrated in various Spanish speaking countries.
- In Mexico, it is tradition to drink hot chocolate with the Kings’ cake.
- In parts of Mexico and the Caribbean, the person who receives the baby is to host a dinner party on Candelaria or what we know as Groundhog’s Day.
- In Puerto Rico, the kids put grass, hay, and straw in a box under their beds as a gift to the Kings’ horses or camels and in hopes of receiving lots of candy and toys.
- In Spain, the kids write letters to their favorite king (Melchor, Gaspar, or Baltasar) to ask for toys and goodies. Much like what the kids in the United States write to Santa Claus.
No matter the tradition or the country, a Kings’ cake was always included. One of the treats while eating the cake is someone would always get a small plastic baby. This was a symbol of prosperity for the rest of the year. So with that say Cheers to a great year ! Salud !
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