Spanish culture

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Spanish culture

• By Julieta Sotzko
• And
• Laura Bowlin

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Context

• Introduction
• Art
• Food and Beverages
• Fiesta and Nightlife
• Dance and Music (Flamenco)
• Sports
• National Holidays

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Spain-location
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Spain- Madrid

• Location Southwestern Europe
• Climate - coast moderate
• - interior cold winters,
  hot summers
• Population 40,217,413 people
• Religions Roman Catholic 94
• Language Castilian Spanish 74
• Clothing -men dress dark
• - women children wear
  lots of color
• - mature Spaniards dress
  conservatively with style

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Art- Painters

• Salvador Dali, 1904-1989 one of the greatest
  surrealistic artist
• Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973 world famous for his
  realistic and cubistic art work

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Foods

• Tapas a small dish of snacks mainly of seafood
  vegetables.

• The regional differences are enormous, each area
  having its own flavor.
• Ham is a great delicacy, but not the cooked kind
  we are use to.
• Tortilla is a omelette in Spain.

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Beverages

• Beverages in Spain mainly consist of tea, beer,
  wine, and fruit Punch, soft drinks.
• Sangria is a popular fruit punch.
• Recently, people want low alcohol and juices,
  rather than wine.

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Fiesta and Nightlife

• No nation on earth is quite as good as enjoying
  itself
• Carnaval Tenerife (27 days long)
• Nightlife flourishes and special party events are
  the order of the land
• Tie off and sleeves rolled up

• Nightlife is not exclusive

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Dance and MusicFlamenco

• Flamenco has three different elementsDance
  (baile), Song (cante), guitar (guiterra)
• 1800s to early 1900s, the Golden Age of
  Flamenco
• The dance form has evolved, growing more artistic
• Traditional Flamenco is still performed in south
  Spain, with only guitar,voice and dance
• Mostly instrumental now and accompanied with a
  full band

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Sports

• Sports are very Popular in Spain.
• Futbol- known as soccer in Spain is the most
  popular sport.
• Because of Beaches, water sports are common.

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National HolidaysThere are many holidays that
are celebrated in Spain, but only 14 major ones.

• Jan. 1st- Ano Nuevo (new years)
• Jan.6th- Dia de los Reyes (12th night, when
  Christmas presents are given)
• Oct. 12th Dia de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day)
• Dec. 6th- Dia de la Consitucion (constitution day)

• Dec.25th Navidad (Christmas)

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Sources

• www.donquijote.org
• www.spainforvisitors.com
• www.spain-visas.com/Life-in-Spain-pag19.htm
• www.idealspain.com/Pages/Information/Culture.htm
• www.wholefoodsmarket.com
• www.bars-for-sale-spain.com
• www.cypresscollege.edu
• www.the-intoshop.com

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