Holiday Celebrations this month
Viva LatinX Heritage! and Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi
We're celebrating diverse holidays this month at LFSF, embracing all identities in our school community!
Viva LatinX Heritage!
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. Read more about its history here.
LFSF Celebrates those in our community who identify as Latino, Latine or Hispanic. Who is who? Terms to Know:
Hispanic – having Spanish origin or ancestry, preferred by community activists during the Reagan and Ford administrations
Latino – having ethnic and cultural identities rooted in countries colonized by the Spain, or the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal)
Latinx or Latine (pronounced La-Tee-Nex) or Latiné (La-Tee-Nay) – used as a gender-neutral alternative to Latina or Latino.
You can read more about these terms here.
** All of these terms are both celebrated and debated!
¡Viva la bahia!
Here are ways to recognize, learn and celebrate our local Latino community.
- Latinos in SF (video)
- Flamenco Performances in SF
- LatinX Heritage Celebration @ Children’s Fairyland Oakland
- SF Library
- CinéMas SF Film Festival
- Dia de los Muertos - Oakland Museum
Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi
September 27, 2023
Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi was celebrated in our community and in muslim countries.
Celebrations of Mawlid al-Nabi include sharing food, attending lectures about the Prophet's life and virtues, salawat prayer services, participating in marches, and reciting the Qur'an, litanies, and devotional poetry of the Prophet.
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