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= Argentine Culture  =



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Argentina has the highest levels of education among the South American countries. Children ages 6-14 are required by Argentina Law to attend school. There are various private and public secondary schools available as well as over 70 state Universities. The universities in Argentina provide education for free.
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__**Music and Dance **__ Tango is most widely popular music and dance. There are also forms of rock music becoming more popular. The Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires is one of the most popular and most acclaimed theaters in the world.

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__**Food **__ Traditionally Argentinians eat four meals a day. They eat deseyuno (breakfast) in the morning, almuerzo (lunch) mid-day, a small snack late afternoon at a Cafe and Cena (dinner) in the evening. Cena is the biggest meal of the day and almost always will include beef. Meat is the most popular and widely used food in the country.

== __**Recreation **__ The official sport of Argentina is futbol, which is actually soccer in America. Polo is also widely popular and often played both professionally and for leisure. ==

__**Holidays **__

Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de Malvinas (Day of the Veterans and the fallen in the Malvinas War)- April 2nd
Día de la Bandera (National Flag Day)- June 20th Día de la Soberanía Nacional(Day of National Sovereignty)- November 20th (Select Latin America)