Hispanic/Spanish Holiday Research Project. Guidelines  You may work with ONE other person  Project holidays/celebrations are given away on a first come.

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1 Hispanic/Spanish Holiday Research Project

2 Guidelines  You may work with ONE other person  Project holidays/celebrations are given away on a first come first served basis  We will spend two days in the lab researching  You will need to produce a PowerPoint/Poster, as well as present your information to the class

3 The history of the celebration  What is the celebration in honor of?  Where do they celebrate?  When did the first celebration take place?  Why?

4 How is the holiday celebrated?  What are the rituals of the celebration?  What foods/drinks do they serve?  How do they dress?  How do they decorate?

5 Significance in the Hispanic culture  Why is this holiday so important to Hispanics/the Spanish?

6 Compare & Contrast across cultures  Do other cultures celebrate this holiday?  Or a similar holiday?  Where?  How does their celebration differ?

7 Interesting facts  You should be able to find LOTS of interesting information specific to your topic that is not covered in the items previously discussed.

8 Visual  Title and Name  Multiple Slides for each topic History Rituals, food, dress, decorations Significance Comparisons & Contrasts Interesting facts  Heading on each slide  NO FULL SENTENCES  LOTS AND LOTS of pictures  Captions on all pictures  Works cited

9 Celebrations  La Quinceañera (a girl’s 15 th birthday)  La Carnaval (Feast before Lent)  La Semana Santa (Holy/Easter week)  La Fiesta de San Fermin (Running of the Bulls)  El Día de los Muertos (Day of the dead)  El Día deTodos los Santos (All Saint’s Day)  Las Posadas (The Inns celebration)  La Navidad (Christmas)  El Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day)  El Día de los Tres Reyes (3 Kings Day)  Las Bodas (Weddings)  La Muerte (Death)  El Cinco de Mayo (Battle of Puebla)  El Día de la Candelaría (Feast of Candles)  La Tomatina (Tomato Festival)  El Día de los Santos Inocentes (April Fool’s Day)  Las Fallas (Firey Festival)  Villagarcia de Arousa (Water Festival)