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Costa RIca Sports -I have asked Mr. Trotter in Algebra II class about Costa Rica since he is from Costa Rica and he told me that Soccer is definitely the most prominent sport in Costa Rica. They made it to the World Cup 3 times in a row. Food! -the most prominent food is the BLACK BEAN zzzz. -//Tortilla// - name for either a small, thin corn tortilla, or an omellete //Tortilla de queso// - a thick tortilla with cheese in the dough //Arreglados// - greasy puff pastries made with meat //Tortas// - sandwiches on buns //Arroz con polo// - rice with chicken and vegetables //Gallos// - meat, beans, or cheese between two tortillas //Masamorra// - corn pudding //Natilla// - sour cream of a relatively thin consistency //Palomitas de maíz// - popcorn //Picadillo// - sautéed vegetables sometimes with meat, served as a side dish //Tacos// - meat and cabbage salad tucked into a tortilla //Tamal de elote// - sweet corn tamales wrapped in corn husks //Tamales// - cornmeal, often stuffed with pork or chicken, wrapped in banana leaves and boiled Guys come on participate!!! THOSE WHO DON"T WILL GET NOTIFIED!


 * Costa Rica Holidays and Festivals**
 * January 1**st: New Year’s Day, celebrated with a big dance in San Jose’s Parque Central.
 * March 19th:** St. Joseph’s Day, patron saint of San Jose and San Jose province.
 * Easter**: Holy Week, Semana Santa. Dates vary annually but businesses will often close for the entire week preceding Easter weekend.
 * April 11th:** Juan Santamaria Day. Public holiday to commemorate the national hero who fought at the battle of Rivas against the American invader William Walker in 1856.
 * May 1st:** Labor Day. Dia de los Trabajadores.
 * June**: Corpus Christi
 * June 29th**: St. Peter and St. Paul’s Day
 * July 25th**: Guanacaste Day. To mark the annexation of Guanacaste from Nicaragua in 1824.
 * August 2nd**: Virgin de los Angeles Day. Patron saint of Costa Rica.
 * August 15th**: Mother’s Day and Assumption Day
 * September 15th**: Independence Day, with big patriotic parades celebrates Costa Rica’s independence from Spain in 1821.
 * October 12th**: Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day). Limon province only, marked by carnival, which take place in the week prior to October 12.
 * November 2nd**: All soul’s Day
 * December 8th**: Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
 * December 25th**: Christmas Day. Family-oriented celebrations with trips to the beach. Much consumption of apples and grapes.

 Costa Rica is indeed a colorful country. The multicultural mixture include costums from countries like Spain, Italy, Jamaica, parts of Africa and Asia, all combined with lovely elements from the indigenous heritage of the area. Most of all Costa Rica is a Catholic country, fro this, most of the traditions come from the religion itself and revolve around the other most important thing in Costa Rica: Family. We have created a list of the most important of the Costa Rica traditions and an explanation of each one so you can embrace the Costa Rica culture, costums and celebrations a little bit more. Please take a look and enjoy.**August 2nd, Virgen de los Angeles**: This is a wonderful celebration, it honors the patron saint the Virgin of Angels. She appeared to a young girl from Cartago many times as a small stone statue and asked her to build a church in her honor in the spot she kept finding the statue. The people did so and many miracles started to happen. So every year people from the most remote places WALK from their homes all the way to the church to pay respects or make promises in exchange of miracles, no matter how far they live. **Easter Week**: Called Semana Santa, this is a mixture of church celebrations and family party. The entire week there are special services and activities in the churches starting with the “Domingo de Ramos” where the priest gives every one a blessed palm leave as a token from the day Jesus walked into Jerusalem and people greeted him with palm leaves, ends the following Sunday with the celebration of resuscitation of Jesus 3 days after his was crucified. The first three days of the week usually go very normal but starting Thursday all businesses close, some people choose to stay home and pray but most of the citizens escape to the beach and though it is forbidden to sell alcoholic drinks, people do buy those in advance and party, however people do attend church once the get back home on Sunday. **Lighting up the Christmas tree:** The most important Christmas tree in Costa Rica is the tree of the Children's National Hospital. It is an indisputable tradition for people to arrive there the first day they light up the tree to accompany the sick children in this event. This gives the children in the hospital hope and makes them happy in spite of their situation. Among other traditions of the culture we can mention that children usually don’t leave home until they get married. People like to go for day trips to the closest rivers or in a big group to the closest beaches and carry a whole bunch of snacks, including boiled eggs, so this traditional Costa Rica trip goers are called “comehuevos” (egg eaters). The food is also a delicious tradition: Agua Dulce (a sugar cane drink), Chorreadas (some kind or corn made pancakes), picadillos and all the lovely dishes do make Costa Rica a different place to enjoy.
 * April 11th and July 25th:** These two celebrations revolve around Guanacaste: April 11th is the day Juan Santamaria, our national hero burned the house where Johnny Walker and the filibusters where hiding. They where trying to make the country theirs and rule it under their own ideals. During this fire in the middle of the battle Juan died, so we honor his strength and determination. July 25th is the celebration of the day when the province of Guanacaste joined our country both celebrations involve typical food and dances. Children usually dress up as with out typical costumes and perform.
 * El Portal y El Rezo:** This is a beautiful Christmas tradition, people make a little scene of the moment when baby Jesus was born with figurines and decorations. Most people put it up early in December and keep it there till January, the baby Jesus is not to be place on the scene until Christmas Day at 12:00 am. To remove the Portal, Ticos have to invite their friends and close ones to pray a Rosary followed by Rompope (eggnog) drinking with all kinds of typical snacks and Tamales. Tamales are made by the entire family, usually with Grandma’s recipe.

-Salvador-

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