Grade Range: K-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 9/17/2009
These hand-painted playing cards or naipes are from the 19th century. Most playing cards used in Puerto Rico and the rest of Latin America were imported from Spain and were used for both gaming and fortune-telling. They differ in both number and suits from the standard card decks used in North America.
The yo-yo maraca is a Puerto Rican novelty that unites both a spinning top and a musical instrume...
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Learn about Puerto Rican Carnival with Ramon, who longs to masquerade along with the older boys, ...
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