New York Latin Culture Magazine

February is Black History Month. It’s really American History Month because of the African Diaspora’s tremendous contributions to the culture and prosperity of the United States.

February brings the Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria. It’s interesting to see how Indigenous, European and African communities relate to her. The patron saint of Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spanish Mother Africa) and the African Diaspora, is also venerated in the Indigenous Andes. She is very important to drummers and miners.

Pre-Lenten Carnival is in February this year. Communities that celebrate at this time are building to the climax on Carnival Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Every neighborhood or small town in every Latin country has its own unique traditions. The only way to understand is to live in each country with the people.

A tourist is someone who thinks about home the moment they arrive. Whereas a traveler, might not come back at all.”

Bertolucci’s “Sheltering Sky” based on the Paul Bowles novel. (1990)

February is an important month in African Diaspora and Indigenous communities.

Carnival marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.