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Halloween & Hispanic Americans
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Halloween is a very popular holiday in America. It is rooted in ancient Celtic traditions—originating in what is now present-day Ireland—with such holidays as Samhain and All Saints' Day. Today, many children and adults celebrate Halloween by decorating their homes and yards, dressing up in costumes, and trick-or-treating.
Americans created a unique Halloween tradition of carving scary or funny faces into pumpkins. But for All Saints' Day, the English and Irish also carved faces into vegetables—except they did not use pumpkins. What vegetables did they use?
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Subject Heading(s):
Halloween (by date)
Subject Tree:
CULTURES: Holidays, Ceremonies & Observances: Halloween (by date)
Keyword(s):
Halloween (by relevance)
Article(s) | Site(s):
"The History of Halloween," Sun-Sentinel, Oct. 16, 2008
Answer:
The ancient Celts, and more modern English and Irish peoples, carved faces into turnips and potatoes during their All Saints' Day celebrations.
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice on August 6, 2009. She is the first Hispanic American woman to sit on the Supreme Court.
Sotomayor is a first-generation American, born in the Bronx, New York. What is her heritage?
A. Brazil
B. Columbia
C. Dominican Republic
D. Puerto Rico
Article(s) | Site(s):
Sotomayor Is Justice Like No Other
Answer:
D. Puerto Rico
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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