Argentina

Facts: -Fiesta Nacional de Esqui is celebrated in Argentina it is a national ski festival. -Edisteddfoda has been celebrated since 1875 and people listen to welch music and read literature, the festival is a week long -Buenos Aires is the capital and population of Argentina is estimated to be around 37 million. [|Newspapers]

More Interesting Facts: -Argentina celebrates New Years just like we do, but there they call it Ano Nuevo. They Celebrate it with late dinners and fireworks. Two weeks prior to Lent, the Argentina tradition of El Carnaval del Pais is celebrated, much in the same traditions asMardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnivale in Venice and Rio de Janiero. Easter, Las Pascuas, is celebrated over a two week period. Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, is known as Semana Santa, or Holy Week. This involves the complete reenactment of the Passion of Christ in many villages in the country. Easter Sunday to the following Saturday is a joyous celebration of the Resurrection of Christ. Many Argentinians take vacation time during this two week period.

-http://www.4semanas.com/ -http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/ -http://turismoargentina.com/datos/datos_practicos.php?id_nodo=181&show=articulos&id_articulo=31 http://www.lanacion.com.ar http://www.clarin.com/ http://www.eldia.com.ar/ media type="youtube" key="oN0o_ZgdCL0" height="315" width="420" media type="youtube" key="FJmykcEwWtw" height="315" width="560" explore those sites for any information you can gather about current Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. Record any findings here.

The Colors on the Argentinean Flag, ( blue and white), are the same colors worn by the soldiers that fought for the local government in Buenos Aires in 1810

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