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Las Navidades en España
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Las Navidades = Christmas Period
• The Christmas period in Spain goes on from about the 13th December until the 6th January.
• During this period all the shops have their Christmas decorations and the atmosphere everywhere is festive
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el 13 de Diciembre
• It is Saint Lucia’s day and it signals the start of the Christmas period
• Traditional Christmas markets are set up, where you can buy Christmas trees, holly, misletoe, all that you need to decorate the Christmas tree, the house and to make the all important Nativity Scenes.
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Luces callejeras =Street lights
• Street lights appear all over the towns just like so many other places in the world
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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 when Jesus was born, although scenes are not always true to the story.
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El Belén en casa =Nativity scenes in the
house
• The sizes of these nativity scenes can vary enormously.
• Families can compete to see who makes the best, most intricate, most lavish, biggest, brightest ones
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Nativity scene always has:
• El Nacimiento = The Crib
AND
• Los Tres Reyes Magos = The Three Wise Men, The Three Kings, or The Magi.
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Normally “Los Tres Reyes Magos” will be placed at opposite ends from the crib.
From the 24th December they will be made to advance little by little until they arrive at the crib on 6th January.
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El Belén en la ciudad =Nativity Scene in the town
• It is very common to see Nativity Scenes in towns.
• Again they vary in sizes, and in some the statues can be life size.
• You can also see living ones.
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El árbol de Navidad = the Christmas Tree
• This tradition has only been added in the last few decades and it is continuing to grow among the households in Spain.
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El 22 de Diciembre
EL GORDO = THE FAT ONE
The biggest lottery around …….. It was first intoduced in Spain in 1812.
Prizes total 1.8 billion Euros• AND CHILDREN START THEIR HOLIDAY
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Los niños del Colegio San Ildefonso - Madrid
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El lote de Navidad =Christmas Hamper
• Traditionally every employer gives each employee a hamper, varying in contents and sizes
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El aguinaldo =Christmas pay
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Los villancicos =Christmas Carols
• Spanish traditional carols are very different to English ones.
• Of course we also have Jingle Bells, Silent Night and others sung in Spanish
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La ZambombaTraditional Christmas instrument to sing carols
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La nochebuena =Christmas’ eve
• Family and extended family get together for a special dinner
• Food varies from region to region although turkey, goose or chicken is normally present
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El turrón = traditional Christmas Sweet
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La Misa del Gallo =Midnight Mass
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Los regalos de Navidad = Christmas presents
• This is NOT necessarily the main date for presents.
• It varies how few or how many presents are given on this date, if at all.
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Papá Noël =Father Christmas
• If presents are given, they are either given
in the night of the 24th December
OR
in the morning of the 25th December
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El 25 de diciembre
¡Feliz Navidad! Happy Christmas!
A repetition of Christmas Eve
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el 28 de diciembre El Día de los Inocentes =
Fools Day• Newspapers, TV, and everyone
participates in playing some kind of prank.
• Kids might hang paper men on people’s backs in the street
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el 31 de diciembreLa Nochevieja =New Year’s Eve
• Many people see the New Year at home and then go out to parties
• Some will go out to restaurants or discos and see the new year there
WHEREVER………..
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They will eat 12 grapes (one per chime) to bring them good luck and then have a toast with “cava” - sparkling
wine produced in Spain
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¡Feliz Año Nuevo!Happy New Year!
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Los Reyes Magos = The Three Kings
• Traditionally, once the Christmas festivities are over people can concentrate on present buying.
• On the 6th of January we give presents to remember that The Three Kings gave presents to Baby Jesus.
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• Stores enlist the presence of the Three Kings so that children can give them their letters.
• The Three Kings will bring the children the presents for which they ask.
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El 5 de eneroLa cabalgata de Los Reyes
Magos=
The procession of the Three Kings
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• There is a procession in each town
• It signifies that The Three Kings have arrived in town from Orient loaded with the toys the children have asked for.
• They also throw loads of sweets to the expecting children
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El 6 de enero¡Feliz Día de Reyes!
Happy Epiphany!• Children wake up to presents
• They will also have sweets if they have been good and coal if they have been bad
• They will then go round to extended family to give and receive more presents
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• Families will gather to celebrate the day with a meal
• The traditional Three Kings ring will be eaten for dessert
• Inside there is a figure of a king and a bean. Whoever gets the figure will have good luck but whoever gets the bean will have bad luck
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• Christmas festivities are finished
• Children go back to School on the 8th January
• The SALES start