Christmas in Spain

Virginia Menéndez Suárez

1ºBHS nº7

Christmas in Spain is a time to be at home

and all the family together.

Typical Christmas sweets

The typical Christmas sweets are: Nuts, figs, dates, dried apricots, prunes,

sugared almonds, pine nuts, etc. 1

Nougat 2

Marzipans 3

Polvorones 4

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The Typical Drink

The traditional Christmas drink is Cava Cider

Cava Sidra

The Decoration

In many homes put the crib or placed a

Christmas tree, and sometimes both.

Belén Árbol de Navidad

The most important dates

December 24 Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is celebrated in many

homes and all the family meets for dinner.

The typical dinner is turkey, sea bream

and red cabbage.

TurkeySea Bream

Red Cabbage

The most important dates

December 25 Christmas day

The next day is celebrated

Christmas day with another meal at midday.

Comida de Navidad

The most important dates

December 28 The Day of the Innocents

People 'spend Innocence', ie jokes such

as paper dolls hanging on the back

or give false information.

The most important dates

December 31 New Year’s Eve

In Spain it is customary to take 12 grapes,

one with each chime of the clock.

The most important dates

January 5 and 6 The three wise men

Melchior and Caspar bring toys

to children the night of 5 to 6 January.

The Christmas Cards

People congratulated Christmas to

friends, relatives and acquaintances. Use SMS,

e-mail or traditional cards.

Religious meaning of Christmas

It is one of the most important festivals of

Christianity -along with Easter and Pentecost,-

which celebrates the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.

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