Happy Holidays! During December, there are different holidays around the world. In some Latin American countries, they celebrate the Posadas.Click here to read more about it. One of the students favorite songs: Dale, dale, dale. In Mexico, children sing the songs as they try to break the piñata during las posadas.
Watch last year's Winter Concert Performance by Irving Students- Las Posadas in Spanish!!!
El día de los muertos is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and Guatemala on November 1st and 2nd. It is a celebration to remember loved ones that passed away. People make offerings with items, foods, music, etc. that the person used to like when he/she was alive. The offerings also have calaveritas de azúcar (sugar skulls), pan de muerto (bread), and papel picado (cut tissue paper) to decorate.
Each year, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen has an exhibition about El día de los muertos. This year it is called "The Journey of the Soul", the exhibition will run until December 11th, from 10-5pm Tuesdays to Sundays and the admission is free. Do you need more information? Visit their website: http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
Also, You can be part of the National Museum of Mexican Art’s second annualDay of the Dead Chicago celebration taking place on Sunday, October 30th from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Museum. This year, there will be a celebration again with a festival of light and projection that will transform the Museum's exterior, bringing it to life. In Harrison Park, families and individuals will create their own ofrendas (altars) transforming the soccer fields into a festive cemetery like you might see in Mexico. Visit their 30th annual Day of the Dead exhibition inside the Museum. Pan de Muerto (Day of the Dead Bread), live musical performances, face painting, and art activities will round out the evening.
Learn more about the celebration:
Watch this lovely story about El día de los muertos:
Every fall, millions of Monarch butterflies migrate to their overwintering sites in the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico. This year, 2nd and 3rd graders made symbolic paper monarchs. They will find their way to students living in the monarch sanctuary area.
The symbolic butterflies will build bridges of communication and friendship between students in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. They symbolize international cooperation for monarch conservation.
Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15th to October 15th. This year, Irving will have its second school-wide celebration Hispanic/Latino Heritage week, during the weekofOctober 11th- 14th.
All staff and students are encouraged to participate each day of the week's celebration activities.
Here isthe list ofactivities for each day.
We appreciate your support to celebrate cultural
diversity,
Let's celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15th- October 15th). It is the period when people recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States and to celebrate Hispanic Cultural heritage and Hispanic culture. Here are a few suggestions on how you can celebrate with your family!
Listen to a radio station in Spanish.
Watch a movie in Spanish, it could be your favorite one just change the language.
Try a new Hispanic food.
Find a news article about a country where people speak Spanish and locate it on a map.
Read an advertisement, label, or packaging in Spanish and figure out what it is about.
Share with your family the name of a Spanish-speaking country you would like to visit.Locate it on a map and learn a fun-fact about the country.
Learn 5 new Spanish words and share them with me!
Also, here is a video of Mexico's Independence War celebration. Love the fireworks!
