The Latin side of America celebrates magnificent festivals throughout the year. Starting in January to December, there are a number of celebrations for almost everything -- from harvesting to music and films, to religious customs and wild street parties -- Latins always prepare the revelry.
Quinceañera," an old Latin American tradition is back in business in Cuba.
"Quinceañera" is an age-old Latin American tradition that marks a young Latina's 15th birthday and is considered her rite of passage from a girl to womanhood. Naturally, a lot of families will want to give their daughters a wonderful experience. This Latin American established practice goes way back centuries ago. For now, some traces of the ancient celebrations remain including the traditional waltzes performed by Latin American girls.
The Latino community has always been strongly aligned with the Catholic Church, but recently there has been a significant number of Latinos in the United States choosing to convert to Islam. A report from Press-Enterprise called the Latino Muslims one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the nation. Statistics isn't tracked, but the report said there are an estimated 150,000 converts in the country.
New Year's Day always represents new beginning, a time for hope and to aim for new goals for the coming year. Most people also see this festivity as a chance to drive away bad luck and pray for better things to come ahead.
The late leftist leader in Brazil, Leonel Brizola, just became the latest added member in the honorary list of national heroes last Tuesday upon a passage of a law in Brazil, authorizing the inscription of Leonel de Moura Brizola in the exclusive "Book of National Heroes."
A pair of Andean condors arrived at the Colombian National Aviary on Isla de Baru off the Atlantic coast on Tuesday. The goal of the wildlife park is to breed and reintroduce the condors into the wild because there are only about 180 left in Colombia.
With the kickoff of Super Bowl 50 now just weeks away, the National Football League and the event's broadcaster CBS have announced a new partnership to bring America's biggest sporting event live to Spanish-speaking fans through ESPN Deportes for the first time.
Some people say that the job interview is a game of chance. They thought that they can only do limited things about it. That's why other aspirants would just read the job description, familiarize their resume and pray hoping that their interviewer will ask questions they can answer. But the truth is, there is a way to nail one's job interview. And that is the proper preparation for it. So Latinos must invest their time and efforts as they do the right thing perfectly especially that this phase is their last step to reach the goal of getting hired.
The Santa Barbara church located in Llanera, Asturias, Spain has long been left to rot. But a group of skaters led by Ernesto Fernandez Rey created the Church Brigade Collective and bought the massive structure to turn it into something purposeful once again.
Being chatty, outgoing and creative are the perfect personalities a person should have to excel in the marketing and advertising field especially for the position of account managers. Having these personalities can be the vital link that could build the bridge between the manager's clients and the company. That's why Latinos who have a talkative personality, imaginative mindset and have what it takes to become an account manager are perfect for the position and should better take the step to become a part of the growing team.
The newest PBS documentary film "East of Salinas," which is about the status of the farmworkers' children in a small part of California in Salinas Valley, is gaining much attention as the series by Independent Lens, which airs today, tackles the issue of the education and lifestyle of migrant labor workers in the U.S.
Trees are normally stationary which means they stay on the same spot where they were first planted. It is the same as rooted plants that are planted in gardens or grow in forests.
