Posted on October 7, 2022 by Rosario Arán
Are you wondering how to celebrate Hispanic heritage month with your family? Explore the best ways to celebrate it in this blog.
What is Hispanic heritage month?
Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) recognizes and celebrates the contributions, cultures, and histories of the American Latino community. It takes place every year from September 15 to October 15.
The fact that Hispanic Heritage Month is used to recognize the contributions made by immigrants from Latin America is significant, even for Americans. Being in touch with communities around the world makes the US special, and Hispanic Heritage Month means that two cultures come together to shape a nation’s identity. There’s a sort of embracement of the Spanish language, the food, the music, and the cultures that migrated to the US and became part of the cities.
Although the history of immigration can be painful due to different challenges, emotions, or racism, Hispanic Heritage Month is sort of a band-aid to help heal the wounds that immigrants & Latino communities carried in their hearts, minds, and body. And that’s why it should be celebrated!
Why is it essential to celebrate Hispanic heritage month?
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, 62.1 million Hispanics live in the US. So it is not surprising that Hispanic Heritage Month is a tool to celebrate and share their traditions. However, everybody can participate in the month by learning and engaging with these countries’ cultures. Sharing other people’s cultures with your kids helps build their respect and curiosity, in addition to helping them understand the vastness of the world we live in.
What are some fun ways to celebrate Hispanic heritage with your family?
The fun part is that Hispanic Heritage Month can be celebrated at home with some twists to your traditional routines.
1-Learn about family traditions
You can dig a little deeper into the history of the country,important events and ask elderly people to share stories. For example, Why do you eat empanadas? What’s a murga? I’m pretty sure your family has a lot of traditions, and each country has its own.
2-Cook some delicious recipes
I mentioned empanadas because, well, they are actually my favorite food, but Argentinian empanadas are so different from the ones you can find in Panama. But here, hojaldras are so tasty for breakfast! And if you ask people from El Salvador, they will share their pupusas. Colombia, well Medellin to be honest, has its Bandeja Paisa and you can try to cook the delicious arepas from Venezuela. So you see, there are plenty of different traditional recipes that are delicious when made at home!
3-Watch shows in Spanish
Lastly, take some time to double the fun by watching shows in Spanish. Oznoz has many Spanish shows that are hard to choose from. However, these are my favorites:
Watching Oznoz with your family is a great way to celebrate your Hispanic heritage. Stream your favorite kids’ show in Spanish now!