Spanish Holidays Resources

Señora Glas

Latin American Holidays

El Dia de los Muertos -- 2 de noviembre
bullet Day of the Dead 
bullet Day of the Dead Cultural Articles
bullet los dias de los muertos - The Days of the Dead in Mexico
bullet Day of the Dead (Mexico Connect)
bullet Day of the Dead in Mexico
bullet Mixquic: The Day of the Dead and the Day of All Saints
bullet Day of the Dead a Mexican Tradition
bullet Days of the Dead
bullet Día de Los Muertos
bullet Food for the Ancestors: Days of the Dead
bullet Days of the Dead
bullet Traditions of Mexico: El Dia de los Muertos
bullet Los Dias De Los Muertos: Celebrating the Mexican Holiday, The Days of the Dead

 

 Una Quinceañera--15th birthday
bullet Quinceanera
bullet La Quinceañera: An Hispanic Celebration of Budding Womanhood by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
bullet The New York Times: Rituals: Families and Traditions: Quinceañera: A Girl Grows Up
bullet Quinceañera! A Celebration of Latina Womanhood
bullet Quinceanera Boutique: Traditions
bullet Quinceañera Traditions by Dr. Antonio Rafael de la Cova, Indiana University, Bloomington
bullet BellaOnline: The Voice of Women: Traditions of Quinceañeras by Rebecca M. Cuevas De Caissie

 
El Cinco de Mayo--5 de mayo
bullet Traditions of Mexico: Cinco de Mayo
bullet Cinco de Mayo History
bullet Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A.: Cinco de Mayo
bullet Mexican Holidays: Cinco de Mayo
bullet Cinco de Mayo
bullet Talking About Mexico
bullet Cinco de Mayo
bullet Cinco de mayo de 1862

 

 Dia del Santo--Name saint day
bullet Calendar of Saints
bullet Patron Saints Alphabetically
bullet Patron Saints of Countries, Continents, and Major Geographic Regions
bullet Patron Saints Index
bullet Catholic Online Saints Index
bullet Saints by Name
bullet  Saints by Date
bullet Catholic Online: Saints Index
bullet Catholic Online: Saint Calendar

 
La Semana Santa--una semana antes de Easter
bullet Easter in Mexico: Semana Santa & Pascua
bullet Pascua - Easter Holy Week in Mexico by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
bullet Semana Santa in Mexico
bullet Talking About Mexico
bullet Semana Santa (Easter Week) in Spain
bullet Paraiso: Holy Week and Easter
bullet Semana Santa: Holy Week in San Miguel de Allende by Geri Anderson

 

 El Dia de Independencia--Mexico 16 de Septiembre
bullet BellaOnline: The Voice of Women: Mexican Independence Day
bullet Talking About Mexico: Independence Day, September 16th
bullet Cozumel My Cozumel: Independence Day (September 15-16)
bullet Mexico's Independence Day - September 16
bullet "El Grito" (The Cry)
bullet 16 de Septiembre
bullet Don Miguel Hidalgo Father of Mexico's Independence
bullet Mexican Independence

 
Las Posadas--16 de diciembre hasta de 24 de diciembre
bullet Christmas in Mexico by May Herz
bullet Christmas Around the World: Christmas in Mexico
bullet Mexican Traditions for Christmas
bullet Christmas Around the World: Christmas in Mexico
bullet Mexico Connect: Las Posadas
bullet Mexico Connect: Las Posadas By Maggie Van Ostrand
bullet Mexican Traditions: Christmas
bullet Current Issue of Christmas In Mexico
bullet Celebrating Christmas in Mexico - Posadas by Marvin H. Perton
bullet Christmas in Mexico
bullet Las Posadas ~ Preparing for La Navidad - includes recipes
bullet Las Posadas - Christmas Celebrations in Mexico
bullet Las Posadas by Marge Van Ostrand
bullet How to Stage Las Posadas
bullet Mexico "Feliz Navida"  includes some recipes

 

 Carnaval -- Shrove Tuesday (day before Ash Wednesday)
bullet Museum of International Folk Art: Carnaval!
bullet Museum of International Folk Art: Carnaval!: Tlazcala, Mexico
bullet TravelLady Magazine: Carnaval in Mexico
bullet Mazatlán: Carnival 2008
bullet MEXonline.com: Mexican Holidays: Carnaval
bullet Mardi Gras.com

 

Online Resources:

bullet CERF (Passwords in library)
bullet Grolier Online Encyclopedias  (Passwords in library)
bullet

World Book Encyclopedia Online (Passwords in library)

 

bullet Mexico Connect: Fiestas & Traditions
bullet Mexican Holidays
bullet Talking About Mexico: Holidays
 
bullet Food Network.com
bullet All Recipes.com
bullet RecipeSource Mexican Recipes
bullet Recipes From Mexico
bullet About.com: Mexican Food: Top 10 Holiday Recipes

Find resources using our Library Catalog:

bullet Browse our OPAC Library Catalog

Print Resources to get you started:

bullet Countries and their Cultures  Ref 306.03 Cou
bullet Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World, 4 vols. Ref 641.3 JUN
bullet The World Book Encyclopedia, J ReF 031 Wor

Project: Project Handout - Word document

This pathfinder was adapted from one created by Linda Herward, LMS at the Falk Lab School: http://tc.education.pitt.edu/library/index.html

Page updated by Maria Johnson, LMS  10/4/08.