Noche Buena: Hispanic American Christmas Stories

Editorial Reviews. From Booklist. Kanellos notes that Christmas marks "a crossroads of cultural and religious conflict or adaptation for Hispanics," the lure of.
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But here as well are the rich traditions and legends specific to the Hispanic culture, such as the celebration of the posadas for nine nights leading up to Christmas, with candy raining down from colorful swinging pinatas, egg shells filled withconfetti, and beautiful paper lanterns crafted to illuminate the town on Christmas Eve.

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There is the "Legend of the Poinsettia" where a poor child embarrassed by the modesty of his gift for the Christ Child sheds tears on the dull green leaves of the familiar plant, thereby miraculously transformingthem to a brilliant red. And here too are hopeful children singing "If You Give Me Meat Pies," asking for the reward of warm meat pies and rice pudding in return for their sweet caroling. Thirty-six inspiring literary selections comprise this enchanting collection of works from Mexican, Colombian, Cuban, and Puerto Rican writers--writers who represent the range of Hispanic minority groups in the United States.

Through these stories, traditional tales, songs, and poetry, readersgain a true understanding of the importance of the Christmas holiday within the Hispanic community, and begin to grasp the issues that inform the Hispanic American creative process--issues such as communal identity, patriotism, poverty, assimilation, and religion.

With vivid illustrations andoriginal Spanish text for all poetry, this fascinating anthology will inform readers of all cultural backgrounds, and give them the opportunity to celebrate this cherished time with a newly extended family. Kanellos notes that Christmas marks "a crossroads of cultural and religious conflict or adaptation for Hispanics," the lure of assimilation and the desire to maintain cultural heritage.

Noche Buena Hispanic American Christmas Stories

This collection reflects the various cultural heritages of Hispanics, primarily Catholic but wide-ranging in the mixture of other cultures and experiences. Puerto Rican writers reflect their Afro-Caribbean roots and resistance to cultural dominance of the U. The stories, songs, and poems reflect the retention of folk traditions, adaptation of European tradition gifts from wise men on camels rather than from a bearded Santa Claus , and struggle to adapt to or resist the materialism and secularism of contemporary American culture.