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Hispanic Heritage Month

From All About the Holidays

Hispanic Heritage Month
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Summary

There are about 54 million Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. That's a lot of people to celebrate! Across the country, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated with festivals and community events recognizing the contributions of Hispanics and Latinos in the United States.

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Discussion

Short explainer (2 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.

  1. What does Hispanic Heritage Month celebrate?
  2. Why does the month start in the middle of September instead of on the first?
  3. What kinds of events happen in communities during the month?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: heritage, culture, contribution, festival.

Try it: Choose one country whose independence day falls during the month, find it on a map, and write one fact about it.