Spain

By Jessica Nguyen and Measia Mcbride

We dedicate this book to our amazing teacher

Mrs. Turner for helping us when we need it.

- Jessica and Measia

12-19-13

Reading Class

Mrs. Turner

Covington Street Elementary

5th Grade

The Christmas season officially begins

December 8, the feast of the Immaculate

Conception. They celebrate it each year in

front of the great Gothic cathedral in

Seville with a ceremony called los Seises

or the “dance of six.” Today, it is now

performed by ten elaborately costumed

boys.

On Christmas Eve, they light tiny oil

lamps in every house. After Midnight

Mass and Christmas Dinner, the streets fill

with dancers and onlookers. There is a

special dance called the Jota and the

words and music has been handed down

for hundreds of years.

Shoes are filled with straw or barley for

the tired camels that must carry their

riders through the busy night. By morning

the camel food is gone and in place of the

straw or barley are presents. Shoes also

may be placed on balconies on the night

of the 6th January in the hope that the

Wise Men will fill them with gifts.

Baskets of Scrambled Eggs with

Frigate Mackerel and Chives

Ingredients:

1. 8 circles of pastry

2. Plenty of olive oil for frying

3. 1 onion

4. 3-4 chives

5. 5 tbsp. olive oil (you may use the strained olive oil

from the bonito can)

6. 3 tbsps. tomato sauce

7. 1 can frigate mackerel or bonito tuna in olive oil

8. 4 eggs

9. 3 tbsp. light cream

10. Salt

11. Pepper

12. Chopped chives

Preparation:

Line 8 fluted brioche molds with the pastry, fitting it in well.

Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the pastry cases until

golden. Remove from the molds (this is easy once fried) and

drain on paper towels.

Egg mixture: Peel and chop the onion and fry. Add the tomato

sauce and chopped chives. Drain the frigate mackerel and break

into small pieces. Add and fry lightly. Beat the eggs, add the

cream and mix into the above mixture. Scramble in a non-stick

pan for a few minutes, stirring constantly over a medium heat.

Fill the molds, sprinkle with chopped chives, and serve hot.

You can also use tuna fish or bonito in oil to make your own

pastry: Mix 3 tbsp. each of oil, white wine, and milk with flour

and a pinch of salt until you get soft dough. Leave to stand and

roll out very thinly. Cut into circles 6 inches in diameter.

Feliz Navidad is sung throughout the month of

December.

Feliz Navidad

Feliz Navidad

Feliz Navidad

Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad

Feliz Navidad

Feliz Navidad

Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart.

[Repeats]

Peces en el Rio is about the fishes in the river getting

excited over the birth of baby Jesus.

La virgen se está peinando

Entre cortina y cortina

Los cabellos son de oro

Y los peines de plata fina

Pero mira como beben

Los peces en el río

Pero mira como beben

Por ver al dios nacer

Beben y beben

Y vuelven a beber

Los peces en el agua

por ver al dios nacer

La virgen lleva una rosa

En su divina pechera

Que se la dio San José

Antes que el niño naciera

La virgen va caminando

Y va caminando solita

Y no lleva pa compañía

Que el niño de su manita

La virgen lava pañales

Y los tiende del romero

Los pajarillos cantando

Y el romero floreciendo

Learn to Speak Spanish

1. Feliz Navidad – Merry Christmas

2. Buenos dias – Good morning

3. Que tengan un buen dia – Have a great day

4. Como esta usted – How are you

5. Buenas tardes – Good afternoon

6. Regalo – Present

7. Nieve – Snow

8. Iglesia – Church

9. Ozul – Blue

10. Gris – Gray

Russia, Turkey, Norway, Belarus, Ukraine,

and Moldova border Europe. Europe is

north of the equator. Europe is in the

Southern hemisphere. Europe’s

population is 739.2 million.

France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Andorra,

and Morocco border Spain. Their official

language is Spanish. Spain is in the continent

of Europe. The Spanish language is spoken in

many areas of the world due to early

influence of the Spanish Empire. In Spain they

drive on the right- hand side of the road.

Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in

Spain. It is believed that modern humans first

arrived in Spain around 32,000 years ago.

Sources

thehistoryofchristmas.com

babylon-idioms.com

tienda.com

about.com

ask.com

translation.babylon.com

sciencekids.com