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= = =Culture of Argentina = The culture of Argentina has been greatly affected by the immigrants that settled in the country. These immigrants brought great culture to Argentina however, these new cultures unfortunately pushed out the old cultures of the native tribes.Each country brought different aspects to the land such as the Germans and Italians establishing farms. The country inhabits approximately 32 million people. One third of the population of the country lives in the capital city of Buenos Aires. Ninety percent of the population lives in an urban city. The universal language of Argentina is Spanish however, the city of Buenos Aires uses a city slang of Spanish known as lunfardo. Even though Spanish is the main language used in the country, many immigrants still keep the language of their first countries. The main indigenous peoples are the Quechua of the northwest and the Mapuche in Patagonia. Other can be found in the Chaco and the northeast. There are strong Jewish and Anglo-Argentine communities throughout the country; plus Japanese, Chileans and Bolivians; and pockets of Paraguayan and Uruguayan residents.Although Argentina has religious freedom, the main religion is Roman Catholic. Tango is the classic dance and music of Argentina. This dance was heavily influenced by the African American slaves that were brought to Argentina in the 1800's. Freed slaves and working slaves would come together to dance the tango. The tango continued to evolve around the immigrants who came to Argentina. It was originally danced by the poor who danced to raise money to support their families. At first the higher society looked down on the dance because it was considered distasteful. Eventually people learned to accept the beauty of the dance. Now the tango is danced by people of all different backgrounds in Argentina and many other countries in the world.
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The following is a list of the main holidays celebrated in Argentina. Argentina celebrates a majority of their holidays between the months of January and March because school is closed during this time of the year. Dorado Festival, Posadas, Prov. Misiones;
 * Holidays **
 * January ||  || **Sea Festival**, Mar del Plata;
 * Jineteada** (breaking in horses) and **Folklore Festival**, Diamante, Prov. Entre Ríos;
 * Chaya** (a musical instrument) Festival, La Rioja;
 * Doma** (breaking in horses) and **Folklore Festival**, Intendente Alvear, Prov. La Pampa;
 * Folklore Festival**, Cosquín, Prov. Córdoba. ||
 * February ||^  || **Carnival**, especially interesting in Gualeguaychu in the Province of Entre Rios and Ituzaingo in Corrientes; **Pachamama** (Mother Earth) **Festival**, Amaicha del Valle, Prov. Tucumán; **Trout Fishing Festival**, Río Grande. ||
 * February-March ||^  || **Festival of Tango**, Buenos Aires ||
 * March ||^  || **Grape Harvest Festival**, Mendoza. ||
 * March-April ||^  || **Holy Week**, Salta;
 * Festival of Our Lady Del Valle**, Catamarca. ||
 * July ||^  || **Poncho Week**, Catamarca; **Simoca Fair**, Simoca, Prov. Tucumán;
 * Santiago Week**, Santiago del Estero;
 * Dorado Fishing Competition**, Formosa. ||
 * August ||^  || **Snow Festival**, Río Turbio, Prov. Santa Cruz;
 * Jujuy Week**, Jujuy;
 * Snow Festival**, Bariloche. ||
 * September ||^  || **Chamamé Music Festival**, Corrientes;
 * Agriculture Festival**, Esperanza, Prov. Santa Fé ||
 * October ||^  || **Fiesta de la Cerveza** (beer festival), Villa General Belgrano;
 * Festival of Tango**, Buenos Aires ||
 * November ||^  || **Sea Salmon Fishing Contest**, Comodoro Rivadavia;
 * Tradition Week** (gaucho shows), San Antonio de Areco. ||
 * December ||^  || **Gaucho Festival**, Gral. Madaria, Prov. Buenos Aires;
 * Trout Festival**, San Junín de los Andes, Prov. Neuquén. ||
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