Traditions are passed on from generation to generation and each adds a new twist to keep them going. Does your family have a tradition? Holidays are full of traditions as well and as family gets together, to celebrate the holidays, these customs continue. Traditional dishes are also passed on through generations depending on what country or part of a country you live in. One of these traditional dishes is thousands of years old and started way before Europeans came to the Americas. The tamal (singular) or tamales (plural) was a staple of several Native American civilizations. There are many ways to make this dish and this weekend Spanglish Art conducted a How to: Tamales Workshop at its

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