How different cultures celebrate similar holidays can encourage communication. While every culture celebrates differently, some of the basic holidays celebrated have the same true meaning. While countries are different and our traditions may be different the underlying reason for the celebration is the same. Which is a simple thing to understand even across languages. Such as the true meaning of Christmas or Easter. The U.S. and Spanish speaking countries both celebrate Christmas, Easter, and Holy Week. The Spanish speaking countries also have holidays of their own such as Carnival celebrated in Brazil, Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico and in Puerto Rico they celebrate Festival de San Juan Bautista. The U.S. celebrates Fourth of July,
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On Christmas people go to mass and have a nativity reenactment. In the month of January people in Puerto Rico celebrate the day of the Epiphany. Epiphany is the day that the three kings came to visit Jesus in the stable celebrated on January 5 and 6. People prepare for the arrival of the three kings that come through Puerto Rico. In an interview with Mrs. Guzman Barbosa Green, “children place grass in a box for the camels that the three kings ride on. When the children wake up they usually receive small gifts that the three kings have left”. In the U.S., Christmas is celebrated by most people with gifts, time spent with family and some people go to church. During Holy Week people in Spanish speaking countries rejoice starting with Palm Sunday. Schools are closed on for Holy Thursday and Good Friday and they have a cultural retreat on Saturday. Easter Sunday is celebrated with a mass at church. The U.S. celebrates Easter in almost the same way with schools closing on Friday. The children have the Easter Bunny that brings candy on Sunday and most people go to mass on Easter Sunday. Day of the Dead is a celebration in Mexico. “They believe that the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31st and the spirits of all
On Christmas people go to mass and have a nativity reenactment. In the month of January people in Puerto Rico celebrate the day of the Epiphany. Epiphany is the day that the three kings came to visit Jesus in the stable celebrated on January 5 and 6. People prepare for the arrival of the three kings that come through Puerto Rico. In an interview with Mrs. Guzman Barbosa Green, “children place grass in a box for the camels that the three kings ride on. When the children wake up they usually receive small gifts that the three kings have left”. In the U.S., Christmas is celebrated by most people with gifts, time spent with family and some people go to church. During Holy Week people in Spanish speaking countries rejoice starting with Palm Sunday. Schools are closed on for Holy Thursday and Good Friday and they have a cultural retreat on Saturday. Easter Sunday is celebrated with a mass at church. The U.S. celebrates Easter in almost the same way with schools closing on Friday. The children have the Easter Bunny that brings candy on Sunday and most people go to mass on Easter Sunday. Day of the Dead is a celebration in Mexico. “They believe that the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31st and the spirits of all