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Wishing you a wonderful holiday season filled with all the things you love.
Regardless of our backgrounds or beliefs,
let's strive to find happiness while respecting one another."
As when The Three Kings met Santa.
Five Latin American Holiday Traditions
Three Kings Day
In much of Latin America, Three Kings Day on January 6 is the day children receive gifts, similar to how in the bible, baby Jesus received gold, frankincense and myrrh from the three visitng wise men-also call the three kings.
Parrandas
In Puerto Rico and Cuba, parrandas are a kind of party. Groups carrying guitars, trumpets, precession instruments and drums called panderetas go from house to house in the evening singing and playing music. Hosts invite them in and they drink and sing traditional Christmas songs called aguinaldos.
noche buena
Noche Buena is an even bigger celebration than Christmas. Many churchgoers attend a late supper and midnight mass on Christmas Eve. In Guatemala and Dominican Republic, "bombas" or firecrackers are set off at midnight to kick off the Christmas Day fiesta.
navidad
Christmas, or Navidad is one of the most recognizable holiday seasons around the world. In South America, the Christmas season extends from Las Posadas on December 16th all the way to the celebration of the Three Wise Men visit to Jesus Christ (Die de Reyes, or the Three Kinds Day)
on January 6th.
Santa ?
Santa Claus is known worldwide, but he has a different names, worldwide. In Colombia, baby Jesus brings kids what they want on Christmas. In Venezuela, his name is San Nicolas and in Central America he is called Santa Clo. In Costa Rica, he is known as Colacho. and in Chile he is called el Viejito Pascuero.
The spirit of the holiday season is the spirit of
love, compassion and kindness.
The Power of Laughter
A few more fun facts...
"Kindly let me help you or you'll drown"
said the monkey...
putting the fish...
safely up a tree
Chango's Fire
a novel by Ernesto Quinonez
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One love, Ivonne
Preocupate por t, los otros no se fijan tanto en ti. Vive tu vida por que es unica, y el tiempo pasa rápido. A grádece todo hoy, porque los buenos y malos momentos pasan. Estas en casa! Llegaste! Tanto tiempo te llevo para llegar a tu casa. Tu fe y escencia de abundancia te trajo aquí. La vida es única, no desperdicies todo lo que te encanta y las bendiciones que te hacen única. Cuando ya no puedas hacer para ti, tienes que saber que hiciste todo posible para que el mundo sea mejor. Tienes un regalo de sentir cosas que a veces tienes miedo decir. Jamas tengas miedo porque tienes protección desde los cielos. Solo, escucha y aprenderás. Nunca tengas miedo! El futuro es tuyo. Vive tu vida. La vida es un carnaval.
"If you get on the wrong train, get off a the nearest station, the longer it takes you to get off, the more expensive the return trip will be."
- Japanese legend
Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the oldest and largest youth mentoring organizations in the United States. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 5 through young adulthood in communities across the country. The ages of children and youth served varies among affiliates. As the actor Danny Thomas once said "Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others."