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Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead Span. Día de los Muertos, annual festival in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, commonly on November 1st and 2d. Its ancient Mesoamerican roots now augmented by Christian custom, it celebrates the dead with joy and humor rather than mourning, and coincides with All... Read more |
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Zacatecas
Zacatecas Pronunciation:zah-kah-TEE-kahs Origin of state name:Original inhabitants of the region were called zacatecasby their neighbors, which means "the people who live on the edge of the zacate (field)." Capital:Zacatecas. Entered... Read more |
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Enrique Rodriguez Larreta
Enrique Rodríguez Larreta , 1875-1961, Argentine novelist. Larreta lived for many years in Spain and France. His fame rests on La gloria de don Ramiro (1908, tr. 1924), a historical novel of the days of Philip II. It is a classic of the polished modernista genre. Larreta's other novels... Read more |
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Durango
Durango Pronunciation:doo-RAHN-goh. Origin of state name:The name is believed to have been given to the region by Spanish settlers from the Basque region of Spain. It means "fertile land, with rivers surrounded by mountains." Capital:Durango. Entered... Read more |
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Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya 1973- American boxer Called the "Golden Boy" since he became the only American boxer to win a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Oscar De La Hoya has always had a simple plan in the ring: "You should hit but not get hit," as he once explained it to a Sports Illustrated... Read more |
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Day of Atonement
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Day of Judgement
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Lammas Day
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day of the Lord
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Station Days
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