HispanicHeritageNotesVS17

http://www.countryreports.org/country/Uruguay/visiting.htm 2. Chile - Religion http://www.countryreports.org/country/Chile/religion.htm 3. Columbia - Sports http://www.countryreports.org/country/Colombia/recreation.htm 4. Mexico - Fashion > back to the vaquero who works with horses, the peasant farmer, and the mariachi musician. http://www.countryreports.org/country/Mexico/fashion.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/art/painters/
 * 1) Uruguay - social skills
 * Uruguayans address people who are not close friends or family very formally. Señor, Señora or Señorita, that is Mr., Mrs. or Miss, are the usual forms of address.
 * People may also be addressed according to their professions: lawyers may be addressed as Doctor, accountants as Contador, engineers as Ingeniero.
 * It is traditional to shake hands with visitors when they arrive and when they depart.
 * When men greet each other, they may hug each other, or pat each other on the back.
 * Women usually kiss each others' cheeks
 * In conversation, Uruguayans stand close together when they talk.
 * Uruguayans frequently drop in on their friends.
 * Telephoning first is not necessary
 * Hospitality is always extended to visitors.
 * A gourd of yerba mate is often the first thing offered.
 * In Uruguay, it is customary to greet strangers when passing on city streets.
 * However, rural residents tend to be quite friendly to strangers.
 * Most Chileans profess a Christian faith.
 * It is estimated that more than 80 percent of the population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.
 * Most other people belong to various Protestant groups or other Christian churches.
 * The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and other laws and policies contributed to the generally free practice of religion.
 * The law at all levels protects this right in full against abuse, either by governmental or private actors.
 * Church and state are officially separate.
 * The 1999 law on religion prohibits religious discrimination; however, the Catholic Church enjoys a privileged status and occasionally receives preferential treatment.
 * Government officials attend Catholic events and also major Protestant and Jewish ceremonies.
 * The Government observes Christmas, Good Friday, the Feast of the Virgin of Carmen, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the Feast of the Assumption, All Saints' Day, and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception as national holidays.
 * The Ministry of Justice may not refuse to accept a registration petition, although it may object to the petition within 90 days on the grounds that all legal prerequisites for registration have not been satisfied.
 * The law allows any religious group to apply for legal public right status (comprehensive religious nonprofit status).
 * The petitioner then has 60 days to address objections raised by the Ministry or challenge the Ministry in court.
 * Once a religious entity is registered, the state cannot dissolve it by decree.
 * The Council for the Defense of the State may initiate a judicial review.
 * In addition, the law allows religious entities to adopt a charter and by-laws suited to a religious organization rather than a private corporation.
 * They may establish affiliates (schools, clubs, and sports organizations) without registering them as separate corporations.
 * Publicly subsidized schools are required to offer religious education twice a week through high school; participation is optional (with parental waiver).
 * Religious instruction in public schools is almost exclusively Catholic.
 * Teaching the creed requested by parents is mandatory; however, enforcement is sometimes lax, and religious education in faiths other than Catholicism is often provided privately through Sunday schools and at other venues.
 * Local school administrations decide how funds are spent on religious instruction.
 * Although the Ministry of Education has approved curriculum's for 14 other denominations, 92 percent of public schools and 81 percent of private schools offered only Catholic instruction.
 * Parents may their children or enroll them in private schools for religious reasons.
 * Soccer is the most popular sport in Colombia.
 * Many Colombian children play the game.
 * Watching professional soccer is also a national pastime.
 * Colombians are very passionate about their national team.
 * Bullfighting is also popular throughout Colombia and most big cities have plaza de toros (bullrings).
 * Horse racing, car racing and bicycle racing are other spectator sports that draw thousands of fans.
 * A traditional form of entertainment for Colombians is tejo.
 * Tejo is a game that may have been played by the Chibchas in ancient times.
 * The object is to throw a small metal disc at a gunpowder detonator lodged in a metal ring.
 * Explosions and the number of discs that land within the ring determine the winners.
 * A similar game is sapo, in which players must throw a small disc into a receptacle shaped like a metal frog.
 * Colombians love to dance.
 * One of the most popular dances is called the bambuco.
 * It has a complex series of steps with different names.
 * Every year there is a festival of bambuco dancing in the city of Neiva.
 * On the Caribbean coast, people dance the salsa and its variants, the cumbia and the vallenato.
 * On the Pacific coast, energetic dances called the berejú and patacoré are popular, danced to music that includes strong drumbeats.
 * In the region of Los Llanos, the favorite dance is called the joropo.
 * Most Mexicans wear clothing that is also common in other Western countries, especially in the urban areas.
 * But there are also many types of traditional clothing worn in rural areas-either daily or for festivals.
 * People from various regions of Mexico wear many different kinds of clothing, but color and beauty are two common features for all of them.
 * The Mexican sombrero, a recognizable icon of Mexican culture and labor, traces
 * The sombrero is designed to protect the wearer from sunlight on long days of desert work.
 * The sombrero has come to be associated, also, with the official folk dance of Mexico, the “jarabe tapatio” or the Mexican Hat dance.

Some of the most famous Spanish painters of the 20th century include Joan **Miro, **Juan Gris, Salvador Dali and Pablo **Picasso **. Picasso is considered to be the most innovative **Spanish artists ** of the 20th century with famous masterpieces such as his **Guernica **painting. Picasso's work along with those of other famous Spanish painters are highly regarded and valued by important art galleries around the world.


 * Pablo Picasso **was one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. During his artistic career, which lasted more than 75 years, he created thousands of works, not only paintings but also sculptures, prints, and ceramics, using all kinds of materials.

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Thesis Statement: We should keep Hispanic Heritage alive because their sports, fashion, religion and social skills have had a positive impact on our society.