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The Story Behind Cinco de Mayo

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It’s Cinco de Mayo. ¡Olé! Break out your ridiculous, oversized straw sombrero, the bright poncho you bought in the airport at Cancun, and head to your nearest Chili’s. It's time to celebrate that very special Mexican day! But...what…
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The Art of Quilting, Rediscovered by Sylvia Hernandez

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Latina Moms have been making colchitas or colchas to keep their families warm for centuries! The term quilt comes from the Latin culcita. The word culcita can be used as a noun, describing the three layers that make up a quilt patch, or as…
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Teach Your Kids About Their Women Ancestors for Women's History Month

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One of the things I love about my 9-year old daughter’s school is that they celebrate Women’s History Month all through March, with lessons, exhibits, field trips and more. I can certainly remember a time when there was no such thing…
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What to Name Your Latino Baby

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Naming our children was always an organic affair. There were those special names that I loved the sound of, the names of important people, names that meant something special. Each and every time I became pregnant, my husband and I would…
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Do You Suffer From Latina Guilt?

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To say I feel Latina Guilt at times is a big understatement. As a Latina woman and mother who grew up in the States but is closely connected to her family in Puerto Rico, it comes with the territory. “She married a gringo?” relatives…
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Groundhog Day: A Fun Tradition with Ancient Roots

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Groundhog Day is one of those seemingly all-American traditions that is part folklore, part farce and all fun. The tradition holds that when the groundhog emerges from his den on the morning of February 2, he will prognosticate one of two…
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The Tradition Behind Three Kings Day

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January 6 marks El Día de los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day in Spain and many Latin American countries. Children wake up that day excited to see whether Melchor, Gaspar y Baltasar have left them toys if they behaved, or coal if they were…
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Whacky Latino New Year’s Traditions I Love

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Wondering what Latino New Year´s Traditions are like? Twelve grapes at midnight. That’s what everyone hurriedly ate. They didn’t eat them like that any other time of the year. Nor was there ever as much fuss during the rest of the year…
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What Does Three Kings´ Day Mean To You?

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Three Kings´Day or Día de los Reyes Magos is a special holiday for Latinos. Long after many have cleaned the scraps of wrapping paper off the carpet, set the Christmas tree out by the curb, and put the ornaments safely back in the closet…