Spanish Speaking Countries Research Paper

There are many holidays throughout the year. Holidays can represent different things depending on a person's religion or culture. They are generally made to celebrate, appreciate or admire a person or object that is important to that culture. There are many cultural differences and similarities in holidays with Spanish-speaking countries compared to the United States. Spanish speaking countries have specific holidays that are important to their country, a few are the Day of the Dead, Carnival, and Holy Week. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on November first and second. It is a time of remembrance to loved ones who have passed away. The Day of the Dead is a lot like Memorial Day in the United States. On the Day of the Dead, families visit their loved one's grave site and decorate it …show more content…
Carnaval is another important holiday for Spanish-speaking countries. Carnaval is one of the wildest holidays occurring on February twelfth to the seventeenth. It is usually a five day celebration. “Carnaval is celebrated generally with parades, costumes, floats music and dancing in the streets” (“Carnaval in Mexico”). During Carnaval everyone participates in a series of events and activities. The tradition is to throw and break cascarones, confetti filled eggshells, over each other. Carnaval is like State fairs that the United States celebrates.
Holy week is a religious celebration that starts on the Sunday before Easter and ends the day leading up to Easter Sunday. Each city in the Spanish-speaking countries has its own unique Holy week celebration. Holy week is when civilians present a story of the passion of Christ in a series of processions through the streets showing stories from the fall and rise of Jesus Christ. Each day there is a group of processions picked form one brotherhood in the city, made up of floats that are carried from their church to the cathedral and back