Professional Spain College Spain División Universitaria España Marzo 2005.
Spain at Chritmas
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Christmas in Spain
Christmas Calendar2010Monday
Lunes
Tuesday
Martes
Wedn.
Miércoles
Thursday
Jueves
Viernes
Viernes
SaturdaySábado
Sunday
Domingo
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Lotería Nacional
Nochebuena Día deNavidad
Día de losInocentes Nochevieja
Día deAño Nuevo
Cabalgata deReyes
Back to school
Día deReyes
Holidays
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The streets
Tetuán Street in Sevilla
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El belén= Nativity scene
•This is traditionally the most important decoration in houses and towns.•They try to recreate the life in villages at the time Jesus was born.•The sizes of these nativity scenes can vary enormously.
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• Some villages have their own Nativity scene play.
Nativity scenes alive
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Árbol de Navidad
The Christmas tree tradition has only been added in the last few decades and it’s growing on .
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22nd December = National Lottery
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•It is celebrated in the morning, and everybody is listening to it on the radio, watching it on tv… It’s very exciting. •First introduced in 1812.•The biggest prize is called “El gordo” (The fat one)•Children from San Ildefonso School take out the balls from these lottery drums, with a special tune.•This day is associated with the beggining of Christmas in Spain.
22nd December= National Lottery
Christmas Eve = Nochebuena
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Christmas food
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Christmas food
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Christmas food
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Christmas desserts: el turrón, marzipan...
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Villancicos = Carols
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El aguinaldo = Christmas Pay
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Dia de los Inocentes = Fools Day
Nochevieja = New Year’s Eve
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Las uvas (New Year’s Eve)
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Los regalos = The presents
Father Christmas? or…
…The 3 wise men?
La cabalgata
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The Epiphany 6
....the presents!!!
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In the evening...
... hot chocolate and “roscón de Reyes”
Christmas time is finished
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