Celebrando Nuestra Cultura/Celebrating Our Culture at All Saints Church

To honor the diversity of All Saints Church’s Latino / Hispanic parishioners and the Pasadena community at Large, The Latino/Hispanic Ministry invites everyone to a festive afternoon as they celebrate Latin American roots and traditions on Saturday, October 12, 4:00-7:00 p.m., in Sweetland Hall and on the Church Grounds.

The date Columbus arrived in the Americas is recognized in many countries in Latin America. The most common name for the celebration in Spanish (including in some Latin American communities in the United States) is the Día de la Raza (“day of the race” or “day of the [Hispanic] people”), commemorating the first encounters of Europeans and Native Americans. The day was first celebrated in Argentina in 1917, Venezuela and Colombia in 1921, Chile in 1922, and Mexico in 1928. The day was also celebrated under this title in Spain until 1957, when it was changed to the Día de la Hispanidad (“Hispanity Day”), and in Venezuela until 2002, when it was changed to the Día de la Resistencia Indígena (Day of Indigenous Resistance).

Actual observance of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas varies in different parts of the United States, ranging from large-scale parades and alternative events reclaiming the indigenous and African roots of the Americas to complete non-observance.

Come and join to celebrate the diversity of Pasadena’s Latino / Hispanic culture with music, food, folkloric dance, family activities, and a community resource fair. For more information contact Norma Sigmund at (626) 583-2734 or nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org. All Saints Church is at 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena (directly across Euclid from Pasadena City Hall) or visit www.allsaints-pas.org.