¡Ay, mis hijos!, a Llorona Story

¡Ay, mis hijos!, a Llorona Story

BY Xánath Caraza – SmithsonianMag.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Smithsonian Latino Center avatar representation of La Llorona. La Llorona is one of our most beloved, deeply-rooted, and terrifying legends among Latinos in the US and beyond. Who, as a...
Remembering the Dearly Departed: Day of the Dead Celebration

Remembering the Dearly Departed: Day of the Dead Celebration

By Smithsonian Voices Smithsonian Latino Center – SmithsonianMag.com – Photo: Dr. Xóchitl Chávez. Photo: Noche de altares in Santa Ana, California. Smithsonian Latino Center Mobile Broadcasts, 2015. With the arrival of Spaniards and Catholicism, this...