La Semana Santa en el Mundo Hispano

​Easter in Spanish speaking countries is sometimes referred to as-La Pascua. It is celebrated over a number of days hence, La Semana Santa (Holy Week).

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Match the following:

• La Pascua

• La Semana Santa

• 40% of Latin America's population is:

• March

• April

Easter

Holy Week

Catholic

marzo

abril

• Easter

• Holy Week

• Catholic

• marzo

• abril

​Holy Thursday is the day before Easter Sunday.

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is known as "the city of churches". In Bolivia some do not eat ​

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, and eat ​

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instead. While in ​

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dolls are made and filled with ​

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.

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Ayacucho, Peru

red meat

fish

Caracas, Venezuela

fireworks

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Which country celebrates the Easter season by eating a dish prepared with fish, squash, beans, corn , onion, milk, cheese, cream and peanuts?

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The country of ​

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celebrates La Pascua with​

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that use dancing ​

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to represent the final judgement.

Multiple Choice

Palm leaves are especially important to Easter celebrations in ______,

while ______ are necessary for certain observances in Colombia.

• Mexico, candles

• Ecuador, palm leaves

• Argentina, skeletons

• Spain, skeletons

Match

Match each tradition with its corresponding country.

Argentina

Chile

Uruguay

• Argentina

• Chile

• Uruguay

Video Response

After investigating Easter traditions around the Spanish-speaking world, which 2 locations would you most like to visit to participate in, or observe, their celebrations? Submit a 1 minute or less video response that:

1. Names 2 countries and 2. Give the reasons why you have chosen those 2 locations.

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