Olive, the Other Reindeer (Para Diciembre)

Olive, el Otro Reno es una pelicula de Navidad. Su acerca de un pero que guarda Navidad y se llama Olive. Drew Barrymore es la voz de Olive. Es una pelicula muy mono. La pelicula tiene tres opciones para aprender español. El primero es para principiantes. El segundo es para intermidiates, y el trecero es para el avanzado.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227173/

El Centro Hispano en Hamilton

Hay uno centro hispano en Hamilton y se llamo San Gabriel Hispanic Community Centre. Hay clases de salud y baile, la música y la comida, clases de inglés y espanol para niños, y clases de yoga. El número de teléfono para tiempos y fechas de acontecimientos es 905-529-1244. El centro es situado en Catherine San N y Macauley San E.  http://www.inform.hamilton.ca/record/HAM1349

CHCH Canada

http://www.chchnews.ca/index.php/home/item/944-hispanics-celebrate-200th-anniversary
Aquí en televisión de CHCH Canadá hay un especial de hispanos. Es un poco pelicula de su aniversario de 200 anos.

Un Diario Electronico de Canada

http://www.diarioelpopular.com/

Este es un diario electronico de Canada. Hay mucho informacion de la cultura hispanica en Canada. Tambien, hay el chisme famoso y idee ropa. Es enteramente en español!

"El Español estará presente en Congreso de Asociación de Profesores de Segunda Lengua a realizarse en Montreal Fundación comillas promoverá la lengua y la cultura hispana en Canadá"

Navidad en Mexica

Since Mexico is a mainly a Catholic country, Christmas there revolves around the birth of Christ, or "El Niño Jesús." The festivities and traditions bear little resemblance to ours in America. Santa Claus and Christmas trees aren't a big deal-except perhaps in the larger cities. The focus is religious. It's one of the major fiestas of the year and just about everyone takes off the last two weeks of December to spend time with their families.

The Christmas season jumps into gear on December 16, with Las Posadas - nine days in a row of candlelight processions and parties. After sunset each night, in villages, towns and cities throughout the country, children gather to reenact Joseph and Mary's journey to Bethlehem. The procession is led by a young Virgin Mary, often on top of a live burro, with a tiny Joseph at her side. They're followed by children dressed as angels, The Three Kings or "Reyes Magos" and an assortment of shepherds and livestock. Singing traditional Christmas hymns and carrying candles, they proceed to the first designated house, where they plead to be admitted. They are turned away. They're refused admittance at the second home as well. At the third home, they are told that while there is no room for them in the inn, they are welcome to take shelter in the stable. At this point, the doors are thrown open and the children are bid a jubilant welcome. Everyone kneels around a manger scene, or "Nacimiento." Prayers and songs are offered in thanks to God.

Immediately after this in every Posada, is the time of the "Piñata or Pinata," a papier maché container filled with candy and toys. It's hung from a tree or from the ceiling, and one at a time, the children are blindfolded spun around and given turns to try smashing the Piñata open. When it breaks, goodies scatter to the ground and the kids dive in, scooping up as many as they can.

At midnight on Christmas Eve or "Noche Buena," the birth of Christ is celebrated with fire works, ringing of church bells and blowing of whistles. After the final Posada procession, the people go into the churches to attend the Mass of the Rooster or "Misa de Gallo." Afterward, families head home for an exotic Christmas feast of dishes like tamales, rice, chiles rellenos, menudo or roast pig or turkey, along with hot fruit or cider punches and spirits such as rompope. They gather around their personal nativity scene, or "Nacimiento" a reenaction of the stable where Jesus was born, complete with Mary, Joseph, the baby in the manger, angels, the Magi or "Los Reyes Magos, the ox and donkey, shepherds and their flocks and even a serpent representing the forces of evil lurking in the shadows. The nativity scene is constructed with loving care throughout the days preceding Christmas Eve, and is not completed until that night. It is here that each family prays and celebrates the miracle of Christ's birth. The evening ends with the opening of gifts, another Piñata and sparklers for the kids. Concluding the tradition, Christmas Day is usually a day of rest after festivities in Mexico.

In Spain, the Christmas holiday season is full of the usual Christmas festivities, but there is one tradition, not common elsewhere. its called"Hogueras" (bonfires), this tradition originated long before Christmas itself. It is on the shortest day of the year the beginning of winter. It is characterized by people jumping over fires as a symbolic protection against illness. This fire-jumping can be seen primarily in spain

El Navidad!

El navidad en España y en México es muy importante y diferente de Canada. Es la misma fecha, el 25 de diciembre. Nueve días antes de la Navidad, son las Posadas. Se llaman, "Los Peregrinos, San José y la Virgen María,” que es una escena de San José y la Virgen María en busca de alojamiento. Hay muchas canciones y una piñata por los niños. “Christmas Eve” es la Nochebuena en español, y la Nochebuena es en el 24 diciembre. Los niños reciben regalos el 6 de enero, en “el día de Reyes.” Los Regalos se ponen en los zapatos de los niños.

¡Feliz Navidad!

El Radio en Hamilton

Estación de 93,3 en Hamilton es de McMaster University, y el tiene la música española los domingos. Puede escuchar muchas canciones como Suerte, de Shakira!

Calle Ocho Street Festival

http://www.carnavalmiami.com/calle8/

Calle Ocho is a Street Festival in Miami, celebrating cuban and hispanic culture. This is famous street and this is an ongoing tradition. There is music, food, dancing and much more. This year the Calle Ocho Street Festival is on March 13th!

Song

I found this great song by Shakira in Spanish, and personnally, i believe that it is better in english rather than Spanish.

Enjoy:)
Killian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAS9pKzT_SY&feature=related

Actividad Tres

My third activity was a song. I searched the web for a very long time looking for a good song. I finally found this classic which I used to listen a lot to when I was young. This classical song best known version was created by a group called Los Lobos. This means 'The Wolves' in English. This is a Mexican-American band, and is famous all around the world.

This song, is La Bamba. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_SS-TyXhhU

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para mà para tà y arriba y arriba
Y arriba y arriba por tà serÃ, por tà serÃ, por tà serÃ

Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy marinero
Soy capitan, soy capitan, soy capitan

Bamba bamba
Bamba bamba
Bamba bamba

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para mà para tà y arriba y arriba

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para mà para tà y arriba y arriba
Y arriba y arriba por tà serÃ, por tà serÃ, por tà serÃ

Bamba bamba
Bamba bamba
Bamba bamba
Bamba bamba

This song was, however, originally created by Richie Valens.

This was the lyrics and a translation of the original song.

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para mi para ti
Arriba y arriba
Arriba y arriba
Por ti seré
Por ti seré
Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy marinero
Soy capitán
Soy capitán
Soy capitán

My La Bamba translation into English

In order to dance the Bamba
In order to dance the Bamba
A little humor is needed
A little humor for me and for you
Faster and faster
Faster and faster
I'll be for you
I'll be for you
I'm not a sailor
I'm not a sailor
I'm captain
I'm captain
I'm captain

I liked this song a lot, and brought back many memories when I heard it again today on the radio.

Spanish TV & Spanish Scrabble

I wanted to see some Spanish television for myself, so I found this show called 'Hermanos y Dectecives'. It is a popular show that originated from Argentina, and follows the life of a detective to is surprised to find that he has a brother, a child prodigy with a 200 IQ. His brilliance helps him solve a number of strange cases, and I watched the second in a chapter of 10. In this case, Franco is given a case to solve, however he is not smart nor is he capable to lead a team. In this episode, a jewellery store mysteriously cought fire, and however the only person who died was the security guard. He turns out to be a person from an asylum who was put up to the crime by the asylum itself along with an accomplice who wanted to rob the jewellery store.

En Espanol:

A Franco le dan un caso para resolver. Franco no es una persona muy inteligente y mucho menos capacitada para dirigir. Lorenzo y Mansilla serán de gran ayuda para el desprotegido policía. Una joyería se incendia misteriosamente. El único muerto es el guardia de seguridad del edificio. Este "guardia de seguridad" resulta ser una persona en mal estado, a quién dan de alta en el manicomio para involucrar en el crimen. El verdadero crimen lo cometen una responsable del manicomio y un cómplice. Quieren robar una joya.

Also, the past month i've tried playing Spanish Scrabble. (A family friend of ours are Mexican, and had the game) It was interesting to learn how to spell, and it was surprisingly a fun way to learn the Spanish language.

Dos Cantantes - Marco Antonio Solís y Diana Reyes

Diana Reyes tiene una canción de baile que se llama Amame, Besame. Amame, Besame utiliza los pronombres de verbo reflexivo.

 

Marco Antonio Solís tiene una canción triste que se llama A Dónde Vamos A Parar? A Dónde Vamos A Parar utiliza el futuro, ir + a + un verbo infinitivo.

Musica - Una Canción

Enrique Iglesias tiene una cancion que se llama No Me Digas Que No, o "Do Not Tell Me No," en inglés. Es de Madrid, España. 

En Vevo el neuve video musicale - http://www.vevo.com/watch/enrique-iglesias/no-me-digas-que-no/GBUV71006257?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=watch&utm_campaign=EnriqueIglesias_NoMeDigas