Las Navidades en Espa

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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 all this period all the shops continue to
  have their Christmas decorations, TV adverts are
  still about Christmas, and the atmosphere
  everywhere is that the festivities continue

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el 13 de Diciembre

• It is Saint Lucias 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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El mercado de Santa Lucía Christmas market
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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 as imagination can run riot.

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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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• No Nativity Scene is complete without
• 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 Caganer

• A MUST - In some regions in Spain it is
  traditional to put the figure of a man crouching
  and with his trousers down as he is doing his
  necessities.
• It is thought that if this figure is present in
  the Nativity Scene it will bring good luck

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Traditional caganer
Fantasy caganer
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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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• Each ticket costs about 35
• There are 66,000 numbers and each number is
  repeated 1,900 times
• Individuals, companies, shops . all buy tickets
  and either give shares in that number as a
  present or they sell them In this way people
  will end up with several tens of numbers thus
  increasing their chance to win

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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

• Employees are paid double that month to help them
  with the expense.

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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 Zambomba Traditional 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
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• in the morning of the 25th December

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El 25 de diciembreFeliz 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 peoples backs in
  the street

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el 31 de diciembreLa Nochevieja New Years 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
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sparkling wine produced in Spain
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Feliz Año Nuevo!Happy New Year!

• The whole family gathers to celebrate the 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
MagosThe 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 eneroFeliz 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