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Hispanic/Spanish Holiday
Research Project
Due: lunes, el primero de noviembre
Guidelines
You may work alone or with ONE other
person
Project holidays/celebrations are given
away on a first come first served basis
We will spend two days in the lab
researching (viernes y lunes)
You will need to produce a written
report and PowerPoint/Poster, as well as
present your information to the class
The history of the celebration
What is the celebration in honor of?
Where do they celebrate?
When did the first celebration take
place?
Why?
How is the holiday celebrated?
What are the rituals of the
celebration?
What foods/drinks do they serve?
How do they dress?
How do they decorate?
Significance in the Hispanic
culture
Why is this holiday so important to
Hispanics/the Spanish?
Compare & Contrast across
cultures
Do other cultures celebrate this
holiday?
Or a similar holiday?
Where?
How does their celebration differ?
Interesting facts
You should be able to find LOTS of
interesting information specific to your
topic that is not covered in the items
previously discussed
Visual
 Title and Name
 Multiple Slides for each topic
History
Rituals, food, dress, decorations
Significance
Comparisons & Contrasts
Interesting facts
 Heading on each slide
 NO FULL SENTENCES
 LOTS AND LOTS of pictures
 Captions on all pictures
 Works cited
Essay
 Title and Author
 Multiple Paragraphs for each topic
History
Rituals, food, dress, decorations
Significance
Comparisons & Contrasts
Interesting facts
 IN YOUR OWN WORDS…I will check of
plagiarism
 CITATIONS…I need to see the website
addresses you got your information from in each
paragraph
 Wikipedia is NOT, I repeat, NOT a reliable
source
Presentation
 10 minutes in length
 Talk TO us, don’t read AT us
 Minimal note cards
 This is a TEST grade…very important to do
well on this!!!
Celebrations
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La Quinceañera (a girl’s 15th birthday)
La Carnaval (Feast before Lent)
La Semana Santa (Holy/Easter week)
La Fiesta de San Fermin (Running of the Bulls)
El Día de los Muertos (Day of the dead)
El Día deTodos los Santos (All Saint’s Day)
Las Posadas (The Inns celebration)
La Navidad (Christmas)
El Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day)
El Día de los Tres Reyes (3 Kings Day)
Las Bodas (Weddings)
La Muerte (Death)
El Cinco de Mayo (Battle of Puebla)
El Día de la Candelaría (Feast of Candles)
La Tomatina (Tomato Festival)
El Día de los Santos Inocentes (April Fool’s Day)
Las Fallas (Firey Festival)
Villagarcia de Arousa (Water Festival)