Vejigante Masquerader

Determined to look his best for the upcoming celebration, a young Puerto Rican boy makes a special costume so that he can be a vejigante, or masquerader, in a book that includes a Spanish-English glossary, chants, and instructions for making a vejigante mask.

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  1. Kate
    Posted October 16, 2010 at 7:46 pm | Permalink

    I had never heard of a vejigante mask before, so I looked it up on Google. At first I had thought this might be a good book to read to students and then have a vejigante mask art project. However, after looking at the Google images, it seems that these masks might prove to be a daunting project for younger students. Regardless, the cultural aspects found this book would still be important to share with my kids.

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