Experiencias Beginning Spanish - PROGRAM SAMPLER

Exploraciones | ciento diecinueve 119 4.35 ¡A celebrar! Celebrations are fun! Explain to your classmate the details of how you plan to spend your next birthday celebration. You may use key words such as: pastel 2 , regalo 3 , fiesta , piñata , globos 4 . Birthday celebrations Birthday celebrations in Cuba are celebrated in ameaningful way. Many Cubans celebrate with their immediate family eating cake, pastelitos de carne o de guayaba , croqueticas and bocaditos if the family can afford the ingredients for some of these traditional dishes. For girls, their fifteenth birthday is rather special. Their family presents fifteen year old girls to society as they make their transition from childhood to womanhood. For these birthdays, families order a special birthday cake, a cake (pronounced “quei” in Cuba) from their neighborhood bakery, and have soft drinks 5 . The traditional celebration song for los quince is sung to honor the young lady: ¡Felicidades en tu día! Felicidades ( name of the person ) en tu día Que la pases con mucha alegría Muchos años de paz y armonía Felicidad, felicidad, felicidad A party is organized for the entertainment of the quinceañera where all her friends and family are invited. Some Cuban families also organize a photo session and un baile , a choreographed and rehearsed dance as part of the celebration. There needs to be 15 couples of friends and 15 candles. During the party, the young lady wears a special dress bought for the occasion. She socializes with everyone and dances with her father, godfather, brothers, and uncles, as well as with her boyfriend, if she has one. Esta muchacha celebra sus quince con su familia. Una tradición en muchos países de Latinoamérica es la celebración de la quinceañera. También en algunas partes de Estados Unidos se celebra este día especial. RosaIreneBetancourt 9 / Alamy Stock Photo Cultura viva 2 pastel: cake 3 regalo: gift 4 globos: balloons 5 refrescos: drinks