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Answer the following questions in full sentences and using your own words. Do not merely copy the information from the text. This assignment should be
grammatically correct with good punctuation and spelling. Short answers
Latin American Popular Culture by Natella, pgs. 108-118 (Festivals and Celebrations)
1. What are villancicos?
2. Can you define posadas?
3. What is Pascua Florida?
4. Describe an important celebration in Antigua during the Easter season
5. Describe two of the festivals of indigenous origin in Latin America
Pop Culture Latin America! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle:
6. According to the reading, what is one reason why soccer is so popular in Latin America?
7. What are three possible explanations of the origins of soccer in Latin America?
8. What countries are credited with introducing baseball and facilitating its diffusion throughout Latin America?
Jai alai video
9. What superlative among sports does jai alai have?
10. What are the rules of jai alai?
11. Where did jai alai originate?
Quinceañera video
12. Explain what quinceañera means in Latin American culture.
Day of the Death video and pgs. 114 & 115 of Latin American Popular Culture
13. Explain the celebration of the Day of the Death
The book needed is Latin American Popular Culture by: Arthur A. Natella, JR.