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Simply put, a Quinceanera is the celebration of the 15th birthday in a young woman’s life, as commemorated in Latin culture. The Quinceanera isn’t just a party; it marks the transition from young womanhood into adulthood and all of the things that brings. Quinceaneras can be very elaborate events, often involving preparation a year in advance of the actual date, and can cost as much as a wedding ceremony.
Fifteen percent of the American population is Hispanic, referring to people who or whose ancestors have come from a Spanish speaking country. This equates to approximately 47 million people. Whether you are living in a Hispanic community or want to educate your preschoolers about this culture, you have the choice of many exciting activities to deliver. You can organize a preschool theme unit for Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) or any time of the year.
Every year the U.S. celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. This period is an ideal time to include Hispanic culture and literacy games to help your students begin to understand the roots of their Hispanic classmates. These activities are useful to the Hispanic children, too, as increases in the Hispanic population today are largely second or third generation U.S.-born children, rather than newly immigrated Hispanics.
Traditionally, in Hispanic culture, a woman's role is to care for home and family--usually an extended family. According to Cultural Diversity in Nursing, Hispanic women are protected, and revered with full authority in the home, while her husband remains the respected head of the household.
Houston, Texas, with a land mass of 600 square miles and a population of 2.2 million people as of the 2008 Census, is the fourth largest city in America and the largest city in Texas. Houston also has the third largest Hispanic population in the country---37 percent of its population is of Hispanic heritage. As a result of the influx of Hispanic culture to the Houston area, the city is host to a wide variety of Hispanic heritage events throughout the year.
