Hispanic+Heritage+Essay+LV

ESSAY: Why should we keep the Hispanic Heritage alive? We should keep the Hispanic heritage alive because, they brought amazing things to the United States. Their culture Is now our culture and it is what we have to work with. The people that come to America are very proud because we teach them wonderful things and they do the same too!

The Spanish speaking culture May be different because we don't understand it, but in reality, they teach us a lot of wonderful things that this day help us very much. The people that come to America help us everyday because they are very bright and smart too! now telling you why it is still very important, well one their food is amazing and here in America they sell fast because people probably never had something that different and they always like to try new things. One interesting thing I find about thier eating hours is very cool. For example, La comida, the large midday meal in Spain contains several courses. It spans about 2 hours from 2pm to 4pm, and is usually followed by Sobremesa, which refers to the tabletalk that Spanish people undertake. Menus are organized according to these courses and include 5 or 6 choices in each course. At home, Spanish meals wouldn't be too fancy, and would contain soup or a pasta dish, salad, a meat and/or a fish dish and a dessert, such as fruit and/or cheese. Green salad with the meat or fish courses. Here In America, apparently it does not matter what time you eat, how much you eat, or where you eat. apparently In the Hispanic culture it is totally different. **//(//** **//Boehlke, Julie) ("Spanish Cuisine.") //**

====Another thing that they have that is fascinating to us Is their music About 1000 BC. Celtic people settled in northwest Spain.The Celtic culture and society established many musical traditions. Most commonly used are the gaita (bagpipes), drums, flutes, clarinet, and harps. Also along the northern region of Spain there are the Basques. Basque music uses a lot of vocals, specifically choir-singing, in their music. They have some unique musical instruments: the Txalaparta (a wooden instrument played with sticks),and the Txistu (a one-handed shepherd's flute), and the Alboka (a horn-clarinet). They also use various trumpets and drums. Other styles that are well-known for their music and dance styles are: Bolero, Fandango, Muñeira, Paso Doble, Sardana, Sevillanas, and the Zambra. Their music here in America is played here more then you think. Here they are well known for their famous Dj's, singers, actors, actresses, and much more America and Spanish speaking countries have a mixture of all ethnicities performing or representing their countries, states, home towns, and wherever they grew up. Next topic, fashion, Over the last few decades dress styles have changed. There is a relatively new democracy, and the influence of the Catholic church isn't as strong as it once was. The Spanish still dress elegantly, but have a more modern approach. As a tourist you'll find quality clothes at reasonable prices. This suits the Spanish as they prefer quality and fit more than design (which is still important to them). //**("Spanish Music.") ( **////**"Facts About Spanish Speaking Countries.") **//====

List of Holidays: New Year- January 1st, Carnival- Ends the day before Ash Wednesday, Easter- Sunday thru Saturday after March 21st, Labor Day- May 1st, Festival of Saint John- June 19th-24th, Assumption of Mary-August 15th, Columbus Day- October 12th, All Saints Day- November 1st, Constitution Day- December 6th, Immaculate Conception- December 8th, Christmas- December 25th, The siesta- Mid-afternoon nap. Most of these festivals mostly happen in Spain, which I find very interesting. Now I know that these are not all the holidays that they have but these are the one that surprised me the most. I also found it weird how some of the dates are different from the Amerian dates and how they are not all in the other Spanish speaking countries. Another topic that I would like to discuss would be the lifestyles. In Spain, and in other South American countries, the tradition of taking a siesta, is no longer popular. What you were suppose to do was, to eat a light breakfast, go to work, and then take a break at 2 p.m. getting prepared for a large lunch. Then one member of the household would go home and sleep off the effects of the long lunch they had for an hour before going back to work. Sadly it is no longer that popular or busy.//**("Cultural Information.") ****("Spanish Holidays.") **//

Now coming to conclusion, you now know why it is so important to keep the hispanic heritage alive and running and have no problem with it. We all are one big happy family and that is why we are children of God because he wants us to follow eachother and lead them and help to go to the right path, which is Heaven.

Work Cited
Boehlke, Julie. "About Traditional Hispanic Food." //EHow //. Demand Media, 30 Oct. 2008. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. .
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"Cultural Information." //Culture of Spanish Speaking Countries: Music, Food, Holidays, and Other Useful Facts //. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. .
 * This is a valid source because it list all the events that they do, how they do it, and when they do it. It is also what they do daily for fun or for something important.

<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Facts About Spanish Speaking Countries." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Facts about Spanish Speaking Countries Lifestyles, Style of Dress, Sports, Politics and Population //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/learning_module/facts.htm>.
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<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Spanish Cuisine." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Wikipedia //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_cuisine>. \
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<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Spanish Holidays." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">List and Description of Public Holidays of Spanish Speaking Countries //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. <http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/learning_module/holidays.htm>.
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<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Spanish Music." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Spanish Traditional and Popular Music Links and Information //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. <http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/learning_module/music.htm>.
 * <span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This sites the topic of the real cultural music and what they do and when they do it.