World Geography

Cinco de Mayo Celebration and the Influence of Mexican Culture in the U.S.

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Per a report on Business Insider, Mexicans are amongst the largest ancestry groups in the United States.  Mexicans come in 4th place with a whopping 31+ million Mexicans living in the US. With Germans, Black/African Americans, and Irish preceding in the first three places. This post contains affiliate links.  If you click through and make a purchase, we receive […]

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Songkran: Happy Thai New Year! {Multilingual Mama}

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Thailand celebrates three New Years: The Gregorian, The Chinese, and Songkran (or Thai New Year). When it comes to the first two New Years, I want nothing more than to sleep through the celebrations -or I would if I wasn’t systematically woken up by the crowds lighting rockets and dime-store fireworks, playing Russian roulette with their

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Multicultural Meal Plan: Greek Easter Menu {Marie's Pastiche}

Christianity, Cooking, Easter, Greece, Holidays Around the World, Learning About Culture, Multicultural Meal Plan Monday /

In 2012, our family virtually explored Greece for a year, learning about the culture in many ways, and especially through festivals and celebrations. Pascha, or Easter, is the most widely observed and most important religious holiday in Greece. With this Easter menu, we enjoyed the tastes and culture of Greece. The Easter season in Greece

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Easter Around the World

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Easter (and the preceding “Holy Week”) is a Christian holiday remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus, with traditions dating back to pagan springtime festivals. Since it is celebrated in so many countries, we thought it would be interesting to look at Easter around the world. We asked our member bloggers- multicultural families who live

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Visions of Spring Around the World

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We asked our MKB members from around the world what spring looks like where they live. From China to Costa Rica, these pictures were taken this week, showing us the different sides of spring. Top row: Chicago, USA – Aimee of Raising World Citizens; Derby, UK – Rita of Multilingual Parenting; Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica –

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