I rounded out my cultural background with a slideshow of holiday traditions in Costa Rica. I previously had a unit with birthday and wedding traditions. I made sure to include the fact that there are Jewish people in Costa Rica as well. I believe it is important to focus on different groups in countries or students believe that everyone in Costa Rica is Catholic. After using this powerpoint, I used some of Courtney’s great Navidad bonanza activities. I like that my students after this unit had more of a grasp of Costa Rican traditions in particular. What are your students currently loving? Share your thoughts with me!
Maris Hawkins 
And it is SO HARD to find information about how non-Christian holidays are celebrated in Spanish speaking countries…so thank you for sharing!!
I agree! I was really proud when one of my students said, “I thought everyone was Catholic!” I had to search for awhile. I found a couple of websites with Kosher supermarkets in Costa Rica, but they were all pretty dated.