Cultural Identity: My Culture And The Movie Selena

What is my cultural identity? My cultural identity is what defines what kind of person I am. Everything I enjoy in life shows what kind of person I am. Even the little things like your favorite movie/food shows what kind of person you are. My cultural identity is important because it shapes me into who I am as a person and that is illustrated by a rosary, posole, and the movie Selena.

A rosary represents my culture and me. It is a necklace with beads and a cross. The beads are used for praying. They can be either small or large. Another thing about them is that they can be different colors, there isn't just one color they have to be. A rosary connects to my culture because it represents my religion. I am catholic so it is very common for you to own a rosary. When you use these to pray it takes a long time because you have to get all the way around the necklace. It is important to me because after my grandma passed away, my family would go to a church and spend a couple hours there praying. While we were praying, it felt as if she was there with us because was a very religious person and would do the rosary every night. We prayed in Spanish as well. This is

It is a soup that is either red or green. It has hominy and meat in it. People often like to put cabbage and radishes in it as well. People will often eat tostadas with it too. It is more of a seasonal dish, most of the time served during the winter time. It connects to my culture because it is a well known dish in the Hispanic culture. My dad and his family are from Zacatecas, Mexico they introduced me to this traditional dish that I now love so much. It is important to me because everytime I eat it, I think of someone special in my heart, my grandma, because she used to always make it for us. She was an amazing cook and always managed to satisfy everyone she was cooking for. It is a food I will never get tired of. That is why posole represents my