Honduras: Culture Card
Warm year-round.
Rainy—May-October
Dry—NovemberApril
Spanish
Fútbol (soccer) is the
most national sport.
Honduran lempira
Honduras: Culture Card
Warm year-round.
Rainy—May-October
Dry—NovemberApril
Spanish
Fútbol (soccer) is the
most national sport.
Honduran lempira
What is it like to be a child in Honduras?
Children ages seven through twelve are required to attend school. The
government provides this education for free. All students wear a school
uniform of white shirts with blue pants or skirts. In some of the rural
schools several grades may meet in the same room with one teacher.
What is it like to be a child in Honduras?
Children ages seven through twelve are required to attend school. The
government provides this education for free. All students wear a school
uniform of white shirts with blue pants or skirts. In some of the rural
schools several grades may meet in the same room with one teacher.
Coffee is one of the important exports of Honduras. In some villages the
school year is based on the coffee-growing season. School is not in
session during times when children are needed to help harvest the coffee
beans. In some situations children will bring their farm tools with them to
school so they can stop and work in the coffee fields on their way home.
Coffee is one of the important exports of Honduras. In some villages the
school year is based on the coffee-growing season. School is not in
session during times when children are needed to help harvest the coffee
beans. In some situations children will bring their farm tools with them to
school so they can stop and work in the coffee fields on their way home.
Children enjoy attending birthday parties where piñatas are central to
the celebration. They take turns trying to break open the piñata and
then collect the coins and candy that are inside.
Children enjoy attending birthday parties where piñatas are central to
the celebration. They take turns trying to break open the piñata and
then collect the coins and candy that are inside.
In what ways are the lives of children living in Honduras similar or
different than your life?
In what ways are the lives of children living in Honduras similar or
different than your life?
Glossary
Adobe—Dried mud-bricks
Cacao trees —The seeds from cacao trees are
processed to make chocolate
Glossary
Adobe—Dried mud-bricks
Cacao trees —The seeds from cacao trees are
processed to make chocolate
Honduras Facts
• Honduras is a mountainous country filled with rain forests and
fertile valleys.
• On the northern coast of Honduras the soil is rich and the climate is
hot and damp which are perfect conditions for growing bananas and
cacao trees.
• The Honduras flag has two blue stripes, representing the Pacific
Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the bodies of water that border the
country. The white band in the middle stands for the land between
the ocean and the sea, and for the peace and prosperity of the
people of Honduras. The five blue stars in the center represent the
five original Central American provinces.
• Christianity is the main religion in Honduras, and the majority of the
population are part of the Roman Catholic church.
• Hydroelectric power is a main source of electricity in Honduras. It is
produced by damming a river and routing the water through a
turbine. However, there are many families in Honduras that do not
have access to electricity.
• More than half of working Hondurans are self-employed. Some
work as craftspeople, shopkeepers, or street vendors selling goods.
Others are subsistence farmers who focus on growing enough food
to feed their families.
• In rural Honduras many homes are made of adobe with a tiled roof.
• Many homes do not have access to running water so water is
collected from nearby streams and carried home by cow or mule.
• It is common for men in Honduras to wear cowboy hats
which help to protect their faces from the burning sun.
• More than 20 different folk dances are common in
Honduras! Folk dancing is very popular during fiestas.
Learn More!
Piñata craft and activity
Watch a video of Honduras folk dancing
Honduras Facts
• Honduras is a mountainous country filled with rain forests and
fertile valleys.
• On the northern coast of Honduras the soil is rich and the climate is
hot and damp which are perfect conditions for growing bananas and
cacao trees.
• The Honduras flag has two blue stripes, representing the Pacific
Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the bodies of water that border the
country. The white band in the middle stands for the land between
the ocean and the sea, and for the peace and prosperity of the
people of Honduras. The five blue stars in the center represent the
five original Central American provinces.
• Christianity is the main religion in Honduras, and the majority of the
population are part of the Roman Catholic church.
• Hydroelectric power is a main source of electricity in Honduras. It is
produced by damming a river and routing the water through a
turbine. However, there are many families in Honduras that do not
have access to electricity.
• More than half of working Hondurans are self-employed. Some
work as craftspeople, shopkeepers, or street vendors selling goods.
Others are subsistence farmers who focus on growing enough food
to feed their families.
• In rural Honduras many homes are made of adobe with a tiled roof.
• Many homes do not have access to running water so water is
collected from nearby streams and carried home by cow or mule.
• It is common for men in Honduras to wear cowboy hats
which help to protect their faces from the burning sun.
• More than 20 different folk dances are common in
Honduras! Folk dancing is very popular during fiestas.
Learn More!
Piñata craft and activity
Watch a video of Honduras folk dancing