Category: Argentine

Twelfth Night, Epiphany, or Three Kings Day

Published December 31, 2006 in Argentine, Austrian, Belgian, British, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Candy, Catholic, Charity, Chilean, Christian, Christmas Traditions, French, German, HOLIDAYS, Italian, Mexican, Polish, Winter | Comments [0]
Don’t Forget to Leave Out Some Food for the Camels! January 6th is the twelfth day after Christmas, celebrated as Epiphany or the Feast of the Three Kings in many countries with strong Christian traditions, such as Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Argentina. It commemorates the visit of the Three Wise Men, or [...] Read More »

How Do You Celebrate Dia de la Raza?

Published October 11, 2006 in Argentine, Autumn, CULTURES, Costa Rican, Ecuadorean, European, HOLIDAYS, Honduran, Latin American, Mexican, Spanish, Uruguayan | Comments [1]
We have had a lot of traffic from people searching for information on how to celebrate Dia de la Raza. We've talked to several people from countries where October 12th is a holiday, but have not been able to get a lot of information about the traditions around this holiday , perhaps because it [...] Read More »

Columbus Day and Dia de la Raza

Published October 9, 2006 in American, Argentine, Autumn, Bahamian, CULTURES, Chilean, Costa Rican, Ecuadorean, European, HOLIDAYS, Honduran, Italian, Latin American, Mexican, Native American, Spanish, Uruguayan | Comments [8]
On the second Monday in October, Americans celebrate Columbus Day to commemorate Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492. Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, and Uruguay celebrate Día de la Raza (day of the race) on October 12, to commemorate the first encounters between Europeans and Native Americans. Dia de [...] Read More »