Navidades in Spain

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Navidades in Spain
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Feast of Immaculate Conception
Christmas season officially begins in December
8th
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Los seises
Sevilla
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• Lights

• Markets

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Recently, trees are found like in the rest of
Europe
árbol de navidad
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Nativity Scenes
creché or belén
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Hogueras

• December 21st

• Winter solstice

• Symbolic protection
• against illness

• Granada Jaen

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La loteria del Gordo
December 22nd
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It is almost an obsession!
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Christmas EveNochebuena
Family meal-after midnight
Cold cuts, fish
Soup, potatoes, lamb game or suckling pig
Cava- like champagne
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Postres
turrón
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marzapán
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Roscón de reyes
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and other sweets
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SongsVillancicos
Some of them are not so solemn

• "Dame el aguinaldo, carita de rosaque no
  tienes cara de ser tan roñosaLa campana gorda de
  la catedral se te caiga encima si no me lo dasy
  si me lo dasy si me lo das... que pases las
  Pascuas con felicidad!"

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Misa de gallo
December 24th

• Only time a rooster crowed
• was when Jesus was born

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Monserrat Monastery, near Barcelona
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fiesta !
until dawn!!!
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Christmas Day
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Feast of the Holy InnocentsLos Inocentes
December 28th
Herod-killed all boy infants
Since the Middle Ages is celebrated with humor
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• Like on Aprils Fools Day

• Pranks, practical jokes

• Newspapers, TV ads

• Young boys, act as the mayor
• refusal fine!

• Costa Blanca Workers from a toy factory
• take over the administration and go around
• asking people to donate to a local charity.

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Three Kings Day (Epiphany)Los Reyes Magos

• January 6th

• Kids
• water, grass
• they get gifts!!!

• More important than
• Papa Noel

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During the day
They are seen everywhere!
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Right after that.
Back to school!!!