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Lección 9
Ampliación

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Palabras clave
día de independencia / Independence Day
entierro de la sardina / burial of the sardine
fiesta del dos de mayo
fiesta patronal / patron saint’s day
Señor de los Milagros / Lord of the Miracles

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The En Internet box on page 229 of the Ampliación section in your textbook asks you to investigate national festivals and religious holidays in the Spanish-speaking world. Use the Internet to find out more about festivales nacionales y fiestas religiosas del mundo hispano by completing the following items.
  1. What do Madrileños celebrate on May 2nd?



  2. Which of the following countries celebrate their independence on September 15th?
    Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, and Uruguay
    Chile, Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela
    Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico
    Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

  3. Describe what happens in Lima, Peru during the Señor de los Milagros procession. When is it celebrated? What color is associated with this month? Why?



  4. What is a fiesta patronal? Investigate the fiestas patronales in the Spanish-speaking world. Choose two cities that celebrate patron saints and describe three activities you can expect to see there.



  5. What is el entierro de la sardina (burial of the sardine) in Spain?
    A sporting tradition where the “stinky fish” is “buried.”
    A festival celebrating the end of the fishing season.
    A mock funeral marking the end of Carnival and the beginning of Lent.
    A coastal festival commemorating a saint’s day where people are thrown into the water.

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