{"id":19637,"date":"2023-05-31T00:46:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T00:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=19637"},"modified":"2023-05-30T20:04:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T20:04:58","slug":"hpl-launches-loteria-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/31\/hpl-launches-loteria-night\/","title":{"rendered":"HPL Launches Loter\u00eda Night!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Hailey Public Library and Neighbors Helping Neighbors are launching Loter\u00eda Night, a new monthly, bilingual community night, held on the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:00-8:00 PM starting May 25. Loter\u00eda is a traditional game of chance, sometimes referred to as Mexican bingo, and played with a deck of 54 colorful cards. The free, family friendly event will be held at Town Center West and feature door prizes and aperitivos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u201cOriginating in 15th century Italy, loter\u00eda was brought by colonizers to the area we now call Mexico in the 1700s where it quickly gained popularity,\u201d commented programs and engagement manager Kristin Fletcher, \u201cA designated caller, or cantor selects a card from the deck which features a culturally relevant image, like a fruit, person, animal, cultural symbol or various personalities. Really good cantors add to the festive atmosphere with their banter, word play, innuendo and sometimes by referencing contemporary events and politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Fletcher continued, \u201cPlayers use a board called a tabla, which is laid out like a bingo card, and contains 16 of the 54 colorful images. If the image on a player\u2019s board matches the image the cantor calls out, the player marks it by placing a pinto bean on the square. Just like bingo, the first person to make a certain pattern with the beans is the winner and shouts \u2018Loter\u00eda!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Loter\u00eda is not only the most popular game in Mexico, it is also widespread in Spanish-speaking communities throughout the United States and Europe.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Since each card includes the name of the image and a brief, descriptive phrase, the game is sometimes used to teach reading, writing, history, language and cultural values.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>For more information, call 208-788-2036 or visit www.haileypubliclibrary.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 Hailey Public Library and Neighbors Helping Neighbors are launching Loter\u00eda Night, a new monthly, bilingual community night, held on the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:00-8:00 PM starting May 25. Loter\u00eda is a traditional game of chance, sometimes referred to as Mexican bingo, and played with a deck of 54 colorful cards. 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