IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME!!

HELLO GUYS!! Do you know what?

Do you know where the Canary Islands are?

Spain

The Canary Islands

Lanzarote, where we are!!

Do you want to

know how we celebrate

Christmas here in Spain?

Keep on reading!

Our traditions!Celebrations begin in December 22nd, when the big lottery draw takes place, to January 6th, when the presents are unwrapped

The equivalent of April's Fools Day takes place in Spain on December 28th, ”El día de los Santos Inocentes”, Holy Innocents' day

Nativity scenes with figurines are laid out on a table

Do you want to eat somethig?

You can choose…

• Turrón.

•Marzipan figurines.

OR YOU CAN EAT….

•The main meal. It takes place on Christmas Eve, la Nochebuena, and consists of a major dish of meat or seafood, such as lamb,bacalao, cod, or shellfish, which varies according to the region or the family's preferences.

•The 'lucky grapes', in New Year's Eve, if at each stroke of the bells at midnight you take one grape and make one wish for the New Year, it brings good luck.

Presents time!

Spanish tradition has it that the Three Kings, are the ones who bear presents for all the children on the morning of January 6th.

Let’s sing!

There are lots of traditional Christmas songs. The most popular are:“El Tamborilero”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwM9Mnfm3ko

“Noche de paz”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIT_nil7VKY

“Pero mira como beben los peces en el río”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oxdXV7eA3Q

That’s all folks!Sorry!! One last thing…

Felíz Navidad from Yaiza school!