- When Argentine children lose a baby tooth, they will put it under their pillow at night. During the night, a little mouse called "El Raton Perez" will come and take the tooth, and leave some coins.
- Argentinians pull on the earlobes of the birthday boy or girl for each year of their birthday.
- When girls turn
fifteen they usually have a huge party and often dance the waltz with their
father and other boys.
- Just before
midnight on January 1st, Argentinians flock to the streets to celebrate with
neighbors. Kids light fireworks to ring in the New Year with a bang
- Argentinians
celebrate a Day of Friendship or Friend's Day every July 20th by going out,
getting together, giving out presents sending out cards (this is very unusual
in Argentina) and calling and texting their friends. This usually leads to
temporary breakdown of the mobile network. This day is not a holiday. However,
people have to book seats in advance in restaurants, bars and pubs if they want
to gather with friends.
- Over 2,890,151 people live in Buenos Aires with upwards of 11 million when surrounding suburbs are inlcluded. A huge amount of people commute to Buenos Aires every day.
- Buenos Aires has
the second largest Jewish population (over 300,000) in the Americas after New
York.
- The most important Welsh colony is settled in the province of Chubut in 1865. For four generations, the settlers spoke Welsh, but the language is now dying out in this area.
- German colonies are found in Santa Fe, Corrientes, Misiones, Cordoba, Neuquén and Buenos Aires.
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