Shoshana Fineman

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Fiestas

• Shoshana Fineman

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Fiestas in South America
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Fiestas in South America

• Holidays, fiestas, and festivals, whether
  religious or secular, hold a favored place in
  Latin American culture.
• Most holidays are the same as in the US
• Some unusual festivals Cabolgata and Ferias

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Ferias

• Ferias can be seen throughout South America. A
  feria is like a big fair or carnival. They have
  many stands, games, and also many cultural
  artifacts to check out!

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Cabalgata

• A fair once a year where the people show off
  their horses and ride throughout the city. The
  Cabalgata is the beginning to the feria. A usual
  number of horses is at least five hundred.

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Christmas in South America

• In Venezuala Christmas begins on December 16.
• Christmas Day in Peru is highlighted by a
  bullfight and a procession with the statue of the
  Virgin Mary
• In Argentina on the eve of January 6th, children
  in place their shoes underneath the Christmas
  tree or beside their beds. They leave hay and
  water outside the house so the horses of the Magi
  who bring them their gifts will have a meal.

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Religions in South America
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Easter in South America

• In Peru Easter is the most important time of the
  year.
• In some parts of South America there are parades
  held each day of the last week of lent.

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Great sites to check out!!

• Feria
• Easter
• Christmas

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