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Cinco de Mayo

Celebrating the Traditions of Mexico

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Every Cinco de Mayo, Rosa and her family cheer at a parade and enjoy delicious Mexican food. But what exactly is Cinco de Mayo? Although many people think May ...

Three Kings Day

A Celebration at Christmastime

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane

An introduction to the history and customs surrounding Three Kings Day, which is most often celebrated by Americans of Latin heritage.

Celebrating a Quinceañera

a Latina's fifteenth birthday celebration

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Describes the customs and traditions connected with the celebration of a Mexican-American girl's fifteenth birthday, marking her coming of age.

Celebrating Ramadan

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane

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Celebrating Passover

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Uses one family's celebration of Passover to describe the religious significance, traditions, customs, and symbols of this Jewish holiday.

Las Posadas

An Hispanic Christmas Celebration

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Follows a Hispanic American family in a small New Mexican community as they prepare for and celebrate the nine-day religious festival which occurs just before ...

Celebrating Chinese New Year

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane

Depicts a San Francisco boy and his family preparing for and enjoying their celebration of the Chinese New Year, their most important holiday.

Lacrosse

The National Game of the Iroquois

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Describes the sport of lacrosse, its origins, and connections to the Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, peoples.

Buffalo Days

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Describes life on a Crow Indian reservation in Montana, and the importance these tribes place on buffalo, which are once again thriving in areas where the Crow...

Potlatch

A Tsimshian Celebration

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Describes the traditions of the Tsimshian Indians living in Metlakatla, Alaska, and, in particular, those connected with a potlatch they hold to celebrate thei...