The cultures and traditions of Spain.

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The cultures and traditions of Spain.
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Location

• Spain occupies 85 of the Iberian Peninsula,
  which it shares with Portugal, in southwest
  Europe.

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CULTURAL TRADITIONS IN SPAIN

• Cultural Traditions Spain
• One of the most famous traditions that have
  earned Spain world wide recognition is the sport
  of Bullfighting. Although originally played as a
  sport the activity initiated by the Greeks
  bullfighting was turned into more of a
  ritualistic event with the advent of the North
  African Moors. The activity involves the
  bullfighter to sideswipe the bull and try to
  spear it in the process. Bullfighting is no doubt
  one of the major highlights of Spanish tradition
  and it is known as being one of the most
  dangerous sports.

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It is a bull ? ? ?
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The next tradition

• Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art, and to be more
  exact a genuine Southern Spanish art. It exists
  in three forms Cante, the song, Baile, the
  dance, and Guitarra, guitar playing. Gipsies
  are very often named as the fathers of Flamenco,
  and at least it can be taken for certain that
  they played an important part in its creation.
  But also the popular songs and dances of
  Andalusia have influenced early Flamenco
  considerably.

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Flamenco.
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Bull fighter boy ? ?
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The Architect of Spain.
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Tradition festivals of spain

• Festival

• Semanta santa

• Semana Santa is the Spanish name for Easter.
  Members of local parishes carry ornate decorated
  floats depicting the Passion of Christ into the
  city cathedral.

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Tomatina Tomato Fight

• The Tomatina Tomato Fight is probably the world's
  biggest food fight. Thousands of people gather in
  the streets of the tiny town of Buï½ol to fling
  tomatoes at each other. The origins of the
  festival are unknown and, to most people who like
  throwing food at each other, largely unimportant.

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Tapa in spain

• Every tourist who comes to Spain wants to try
  tapas, one of the most famous of Spanish
  traditions. But many don't understand it. A
  'tapa' is not a type of food, it's a way of
  eating it. Tapas are small portions, but they can
  be of anything. And to 'go for tapas' (tapear in
  Spanish) does not mean ordering a lot of dishes
  in one restaurant (though, of course, you can),
  but to bar-hop, eating a different tapa in each
  bar.

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Traditional dishes in spain.

• tumbet(a traditional vegetable dish from
  Mallorca. Tumbet combines layers of sliced
  potatoes, aubergines and red bell peppers
  previously fried in olive oil.)

• Pinchitos (Moroccan influenced dish consisted of
  small cubes of meat threaded onto a skewer
  (pincho) which are traditionally cooked over
  charcoal braziers.)

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Spanish people love playing to the spanish guitar
and dancing flamenco. (these are also their
tradition)

• Spanish guitar

• Spanish dancing

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Nightlife in Spain

• Going out and partying is in the Spanish blood.
  Spanish nightlife, especially in Madrid, is
  legendary. What's more, it isn't a preserve of
  the young - there is a part of town for every age
  group and every taste. Just remember one thing -
  you have to go out very late - if you're in the
  bars before 10pm, you'll be drinking alone.

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