Dictionary of Chicano Folklore

by Castro, Rafaela G.

• ISBN13: 9780874369533
• ISBN10: 0874369533
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

Dictionary of Chicano Folklore charts the rich religious, social, artistic, and cultural heritage of Mexican Americans, who continue to evolve the customs and rituals connected to their Spanish and indigenous roots and the Spanish language.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore
El Abuelo (Grandfather)	1	(1)
La Adelita (Mexican Revolution Woman Soldier)	2	(2)
Adivinanzas (Riddles)	4	(1)
Adobe (Sun-dried Brick)	4	(2)
Agreda Maria de Jesus Coronel de (The Blue Lady)	6	(1)
Agringado (Anglicized)	7	(1)
Aguinaldos (Christmas Gifts)	8	(1)
Alabados (Hymns)	8	(1)
Alambrista (Illegal Border Crosser)	9	(1)
Altars	10	(2)
Arizona Folklore	12	(2)
``Ay Vienen los Yankees!'' (Here Come the Yankees!)	14	(1)
Aztlan	14	(3)
Bailando con el Diablo (Dancing with the Devil)	17	(1)
Baile (Dance)	18	(1)
Ballet Folklbrico	19	(2)
``La Bamba''	21	(2)
Barbacoa de Cabeza (Barbecued Beef Head)	23	(1)
Barrio (Neighborhood)	23	(1)
Barriology	24	(1)
Bato (Dude)	25	(1)
Bolillos (Bread Rolls)	26	(1)
Bourke, Captain John Gregory	27	(1)
Braceros (Laborers)	28	(2)
Brujeria (Witchcraft)	30	(1)
Burritos	31	(2)
Cabeza de Baca, Fabiola	33	(1)
Calavera (Skeleton)	34	(1)
Califas (California)	35	(1)
California Folklore	36	(2)
Calo (Spanish Slang)	38	(1)
Campa, Arthur Leon	39	(1)
Camposanto (Cemetery)	40	(2)
Canciones (Songs)	42	(1)
Capirotada (Bread Pudding Pauper's Grave)	43	(1)
Carpas (Tent Theaters)	43	(1)
La Carreta de la Muerte (Death Cart)	44	(1)
Cascarones (Decorated Eggshells)	45	(2)
Casos	47	(1)
Chanes (Water Spirits)	48	(1)
Charreadas (Rodeos)	48	(2)
Charros (Horsemen)	50	(1)
Chavez, Cesar Estrada	51	(2)
Chicanismo	53	(1)
Chicano (-a)	53	(1)
Chicano Park	54	(1)
Chicano Spanish	55	(2)
Chili Queens	57	(1)
Chiquiao (Poetic Dance Tradition)	57	(2)
Chirrionera (Mythical Snake)	59	(1)
Chistes (Jokes)	60	(1)
Cholos (-as) (1990s Urban Youth)	61	(1)
Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May)	62	(2)
El Coco (Bogeyman)	64	(1)
Colchas (Blankets)	65	(2)
Colorado Folklore	67	(1)
Comadre/Compadre	68	(1)
Los Comanches (The Comanches)	69	(1)
Con Safos (Don't Mess with This)	70	(1)
Conjunto Music	70	(2)
La Conquistadora (The Conqueress)	72	(1)
Corrida de Gallos (Rooster Game)	73	(1)
``El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez'' (Ballad of Gregorio Cortez)	74	(1)
Corridos (Ballads)	75	(3)
Coyote	78	(1)
Creencias (Beliefs)	79	(1)
``La Cucaracha'' (The Cockroach)	80	(2)
El Cucui (Bogeyman)	82	(1)
Cuentos (Stories)	82	(1)
Curanderismo (Healing)	83	(2)
Decimas (Poetic Narratives)	85	(1)
Descansos (Resting Places)	86	(2)
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)	88	(2)
El Diablo (The Devil)	90	(1)
Dichos (Proverbs)	90	(2)
El Diez y Seis de Septiembre (The Sixteenth of September)	92	(1)
Dobie, J. Frank	92	(2)
Las Doce Verdades (The Twelve Truths)	94	(1)
Doctor Loco's Rockin' Jalapeno Band	94	(1)
Don Cacahuate	95	(1)
Dona Sebastiana	96	(1)
Duendes (Goblins)	97	(2)
Empacho (Indigestion)	99	(1)
Espinosa, Aurelio Macedonio	99	(4)
Fajitas	103	(1)
Fandango (Dance or Party)	103	(2)
Farolitos (Little Lights)	105	(1)
Fiestas Guadalupanas	106	(1)
Fiestas Patrias (Patriotic Festivals)	107	(1)
Filigree	108	(1)
Flor y Canto (Flower and Song)	108	(2)
Folk Art	110	(2)
Folk Dances	112	(1)
Folk Dramas	113	(1)
Folk Heroes	114	(2)
Folk Literature	116	(1)
Folk Songs	117	(2)
Foodways	119	(2)
Frijoles (Beans)	121	(2)
Gavacho (Anglo)	123	(1)
Gestures	123	(2)
Gomez-Pena, Guillermo	125	(1)
Gonzalez, Jovita	126	(1)
Graffiti	126	(2)
Greaser	128	(1)
Greater Mexico	129	(1)
Gringo (Anglo)	130	(1)
Grutas (Grottos)	131	(1)
Guerrero, Eduardo ``Lalo''	131	(2)
Habito (Priest's or Nun's Habit)	133	(1)
Hilitos de Oro (Little Threads of Gold)	133	(2)
Hispanic Culture Foundation	135	(1)
Hispano Culture	136	(2)
Huelga (Strike)	138	(2)
Huesero (Bone Setter)	140	(1)
I Am Joaquin/Yo Soy Joaquin	141	(1)
Indita (Indian Chant)	142	(1)
Jacal (Hut)	143	(1)
Jamaicas (Bazaars)	144	(1)
Jaramillo, Cleofas Martinez	145	(1)
Jaramillo, Don Pedrito	145	(2)
Kermes (Festival)	147	(1)
Klicas (Cliques)	147	(1)
El Kookooee (Bogeyman)	148	(1)
La Leyenda Negra (The Black Legend)	149	(1)
Leyendas (Legends)	150	(1)
Limpia (Cleansing)	151	(1)
La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)	152	(2)
Los Lobos (The Wolves)	154	(1)
Low Rider	155	(3)
Luminarias (Bonfires)	158	(1)
Machismo	159	(1)
Mal Ojo (Evil Eye)	160	(1)
La Malinche	161	(1)
Mandas (Promises)	162	(1)
La Mano Negra (The Black Hand)	163	(1)
Mariachi Music	164	(2)
Los Matachines (Dancers)	166	(2)
Menudo (Tripe Stew)	168	(1)
Lo Mexicano	169	(1)
Mexico Lindo (Beautiful Mexico)	169	(1)
Mica (Green Card)	170	(1)
La Migra (Immigration Officials)	171	(1)
Milagros (Miracles)	171	(1)
Mojado (Wetback)	172	(1)
Mollera, Caida de (Fallen Fontanelle)	173	(1)
Moradas (Penitente Chapels)	174	(1)
Los Moros y Cristianos (The Moors and the Christians)	175	(1)
La Muerte (Death)	175	(1)
Muralismo (Mural Art)	176	(2)
Murrieta, Joaquin	178	(3)
Nacimiento (Nativity Scene)	181	(1)
Naranja Dulce (Sweet Orange)	181	(2)
New Mexico Folklore	183	(1)
Nichos (Niches)	184	(3)
Ofrenda (Offering)	187	(1)
La Onda Chicana (Chicano Wave of Music)	187	(2)
Oremos (Christmas House Visits)	189	(1)
Oso, Juan	190	(1)
Otero-Warren, Nina (Adelina)	191	(2)
Pachuco Cross	193	(1)
Pachucos (-as) (1940s Urban Youth)	193	(3)
Palomilla (Group of Friends)	196	(1)
Papel Picado (Cut Tissue Paper)	196	(1)
Paredes Americo	197	(1)
Los Pastores (Shepherds' Play)	198	(1)
Pedro de Urdemalas	199	(1)
El Pelado (The Plucked One)	199	(1)
Los Penitentes (The Penitents)	200	(1)
Pichilingis (Elves)	201	(1)
Pilon (Bonus)	202	(1)
Pinatas	202	(2)
Pintos (-as) (Prisoners)	204	(1)
Placas (Insignias)	205	(1)
Pochismos (Americanisms)	206	(1)
Pocho (Half Mexican)	207	(1)
Las Posadas (Christmas Pageant)	208	(3)
Quetzalcoatl	211	(1)
Quinceanera (Fifteenth Birthday Party)	212	(2)
Quinto Sol (Fifth Sun)	214	(1)
Ranchera (Country Song)	215	(1)
Rascuache (Downtrodden Folk)	216	(1)
La Raza (The People)	217	(1)
Relajo (Joking Behavior)	218	(1)
Religious Folk Art	219	(2)
Religious Folk Practices	221	(2)
Remedios (Remedies)	223	(1)
Retablos (Religious Paintings)	224	(1)
Los Rinches (The Texas Rangers)	225	(1)
Rio Grande Blankets	226	(1)
Romance (Sixteenth-Century Spanish Ballad)	227	(2)
Santa Fe Fiesta	229	(1)
Santeros (Saint Makers)	229	(1)
Santos (Saints)	230	(1)
Sarape (Shawl)	231	(1)
Sirena del Mar (Mermaid)	232	(1)
Sobador (Masseuse)	233	(1)
Sopapillas (Fritters)	233	(1)
Spanish Colonial Arts Society	234	(1)
Spanish Market	234	(1)
Straw Applique	235	(1)
Susto (Shock)	236	(1)
Tacos	237	(1)
Tale of the Lost Mine	237	(1)
Tamales	238	(2)
Tatuaje (Tattoo)	240	(2)
El Teatro Campesino (Farmworkers' Theater)	242	(2)
El Tejano (The Texan)	244	(1)
Texas Folklore	245	(2)
Tin Tan	247	(1)
Tinwork	247	(1)
Tio Taco (A Traitor)	248	(1)
El Tiradito (The Outcast)	249	(1)
Tirili (Language of Hoodlums)	249	(1)
Tonantzin (Aztec Goddess)	250	(1)
Tortillas	250	(3)
Urrea Teresa	253	(2)
Vaqueros (Cowboys)	255	(2)
Vasquez Tiburcio	257	(2)
La Vida Loca (The Crazy Life)	259	(1)
La Vieja Ines y los Listones (The Old Mother Game)	259	(1)
La Virgen de Guadalupe	260	(5)
Wedding Customs	265	(2)
With His Pistol in His Hand	267	(2)
Yard Shrines	269	(1)
Yardas (Gardens)	270	(3)
Zoot Suit	273	(2)
Zozobra	275	(2)
Bibliography	277	(38)
Index	315	(18)
About the Author	333