Spanish Culture

Just like any other culture/group religion is taken very seriously. 98% of Spain(now 40%) considers themselves Roman Catholic
Spanish festivals, traditions, and practices are fun and non-Catholics are involved too
The 1st novel ever written in 1605, was by a Spanish man named Miguel Cervantes.
Latinos are hardworking, but they also devote time for self care and leisure time, eating, sleeping, and partying way past minight. Therefore, according to a study, Spain has a high life expectancy of 82(of course statistics may have changed though)
Spanish is the 2nd most spoken language after English
Lunch and siestas(naps) are the best and/or most important parts of the day.
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas have 1 million or more Hispanics.
The term “Hispanic” was first adopted by the United States government in the early 1970’s, and has been used in U.S. population surveys and census ever since.
September 15,16, and 18 are some of the most important days because those days are the anniversary of the Latin American countries' independences.
There are 1.1 million Hispanic veterans of the U.S. armed forces.
Hispanics usually place great value on appearance as a sense of honor, dignity and pride.