Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month when the contributions and the important presence of Hispanics and Latinos are recognized. We also celebrate their special heritage and rich culture.
There is some rich history among Hispanics since 1565 at St. Augustine, Fla., which was the first European settlement in the United States. Timeline -
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Are you confused with the terms Latino and Hispanics like I am? Here are definitions of these terms that sometimes we use interchangeable.
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Hispanic is a narrower term that refers only to people of Spanish-speaking origin or ancestry and includes Spain, but excludes Brazil.
Latino is more frequently used to refer generally anyone of Latin American (Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Central and South America) origin or ancestry, including Brazilians and excluding Spain.
Mexican is a term for individuals born in Mexico.
Central American is term used for people from a region formed by six Latin American countries and one Anglo American nation (Belize), and Panama.
Chicano (a) is term used for U.S. citizens of Mexican descent.
Have you heard the term Latinx?
It is not clear how this term originated, but it started in 2004 in colleges and social media.
Latinx is defined as gender-neutral term sometimes used in lieu of Latino or Latina. The plural is Latinxs. The -x replaces the standard -o and -a endings in Spanish, Portuguese, and related languages, which refers to masculine and feminine genders.
As of July 1, 2016, there were 57.5 million Hispanics in the United States, making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics constituted 17.8 percent of the nation’s total population.
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Titlakawan (The Flowering Of The Self) Aztec
The Aztec Dance are tied to the Pre-Hispanic roots of ancient Mexico. It serves to connect the dancer to a universal view of the Anahuac culture and the Nahuatl philosophy: a worldview of nature. The Aztec dance depends on understanding nature and draws its sustenance from it. Hence, the dance does not depend on the Western pedagogical approach but depends on the physical activity, with heavy symbolism in each dance and its specific steps. Aztec dance awakens and develops various human faculties which are essential across society but which the current educational system fails to implement in a conscious and permanent manner.
The event is available in a recorded video.