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BL Top 5 – Latino festivals in the US

02/09/2011 By 3 Comments

by Irma Sanchez

1.  National Puerto Rican Parade New York City, NY

The annual parade takes place on the 2nd Sunday in June in honor of the 4 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico residing in the US. The parade starts on Fifth Avenue on 44th street in New York City and goes up to 86th Street. It attracts more than 80,000 participants and 2 millions spectators along the route.

 

2. Calle Ocho Festival Miami, Florida

The festival is in March annually and it takes place along 23 blocks on Calle Ocho in Little Havana.  More than a million attend and participate in this block party and in 1998 it made the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest conga line in the world with 119,000 people.

 

3. Carnaval Miami, Florida

It’s an annual 10 day celebration in March and it’s the largest Latino carnival in the US.

 

4. Cinco de Mayo

Celebrated on the 5th of May annually, it is the anniversary of the victory fought for independence in Puebla, Mexico against the French. While it is not an official US holiday,  it is celebrated throughout most of the US with the largest celebrations in cities such as Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, San Antonio, Sacramento, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver and El Paso.

 

5. Hispanic Heritage Month

It’s an annual US commemorative celebration that starts on September 15th and ends on October 15th.  It is in honor of the influence and impact that Latino’s have made in the US such as science, art, politics, culture and the economy. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.

Sources:

Hispanic Culture Online
Miami
Cinco de Mayo
Catholic Relief Services

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About Irma Sanchez

Irma Sanchez, was born and raised in Dallas, Texas before moving to California three years ago for a job and now resides in Chicago, IL. She has been a fan of Being Latino for some time now. She was excited to be able to join and contribute to the already amazing team. In her personal life, she works as an International Relocation Consultant and has moved many families across the globe. She thanks her job for making her culturally sensitive and learning the art of patience. She has a B.A. in Decision Science and if you ask her what Decision Science is she will refer you to Wikipedia because she just listened to her counselor when deciding to get that degree and has long forgotten what it meant.

In her spare time—when she is not working because she is a self-proclaimed workaholic or doing things with Being Latino—she loves to paint. She claims that she is still in the learning phase and it will be a while before she shares her art with everyone. She enjoys reading anything and everything because she says if you are not in the know, how can you be prepared to debate? She also likes to travel and spend as much quality time with her family that she can as they are still in Texas. She has a small obsession with her youngest nephew and is now considered the boring aunt.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be understood to be shared by Being Latino, Inc.

Comments

  1. Raul Martinez says:
    02/09/2011 at 6:21 pm

    I really wish that the U.S. would celebrate el dia de los muertos… I know its still going strong in our family but its fading quick with the younger generations.

  2. dino says:
    02/10/2011 at 1:01 am

    Excuse me, but where is San Francisco’s Carnaval? It is the biggest Carnaval, possibly the only one on the West Coast and we are going into our 34th year. We celebrate it on the last Sunday in May. We are vibrant, multicultural, multigenerational and we are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!! Look us up on the web! Better yet come check it out.

  3. Miguel Rosas says:
    07/26/2011 at 1:40 pm

    fiesta del sol?

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