HOUSTON Adidas Superstar 2 Bling Hvid Sølv Sko Tilbud Danmark , March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Spaniards who in the 1500s brought livestock competitions to what became part of South America, Mexico and the western United States could never have imagined that one day in 2015, their work and cultural festivities would be honored during the world's largest rodeo.
More than 155,000 people - 26,406 more visitors than last year - turned out at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's Go Tejano Day on Sunday adidas deerupt runner tilbud , a day set aside in the March 3-22 rodeo to honor Hispanic heritage, which includes the concept of the rodeo itself.
Linda Alonzo-Saenz, 57, an executive member of the Rodeo's Go Tejano Day Committee, said the creation of the special day to encourage people of Hispanic culture to attend the Houston rodeo has proven to be a success in celebrating the heritage of Texas.
"Tejano is translation of Texas in Spanish and Go Tejano Day started in order to get more involvement from the Hispanic community yeezy boost 350 v2 tilbud , just as the rodeo started as a Spanish tradition," Alonzo-Saenz said. "Spanish got here and brought longhorn and other cattle - and what would be more obvious than to blend with the native Western culture already here (Native Americans) and then adding all the diverse cultures that now make up Texas."
The Go Tejano Day Committee honors not just Hispanic people, but all the people who support the events that make up the rodeo, including agricultural and scholarship events.
The idea of having a single day to commemorate Hispanic heritage is a misnomer, she said adidas nmd cs1 tilbud , since the Go Tejano Day Committee works all year long, staging events to help raise funds for student scholarships
"In October, we have the fashion show and dance. In February, a scholarship gala," Alonzo-Saenz said. "The Go Tejano Food booth runs during the 20 days of the rodeo adidas nmd cs2 tilbud , just like a restaurant...Our main goal is to support the students with scholarships. Last year, we gave away 18,000 (U.S. dollars) in scholarships."
Go Tejano Day festivities also include live entertainment featuring popular recording artists