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Our Spanish Christmas
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Introduction

• In this presentation we want to show you how we
  celebrate our Christmas in Spain.

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Villancicos

• (Christmas Carols)

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When Christmas carols were invented?

• These songs started to be popular between the
  XV and XVIII centuries and they were sung by many
  voices and we are singing them.

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Why do we sing them?

• We sing it to conmemorate the birth of Jesus
  Christ in Belen, and we sing them every year.

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Typical Food
MEAT
In Spain is also typical to eat soap with
Galets.

• roasted turkey
• roasted lamb
• langostinos - (king prawn)
• shrimps
• lobster
• crab

SEAFOOD
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SWEETS

• yema - egg-based dessert
• mantecados polvorones - crumbly cakes
• mazapán, almond cakes
• King cake known as roscón de Reyes in Spanish
  and tortell in Catalan.

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Christmas Decoration in Houses
Nativity scenes, christmas lights and christmas
trees.
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Nativity scenes
In Spain it is tipical to put in the houses a
Belén (Nativity scene). A nativity scene is
a group of small statues, houses, rivers
representing Christs birth and the placed were
they live at that time.
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We put ligths in houses to make it nicer . At
christmas we normally put lights around a
Christmas tree but can be put in other places in
the house.
Christmas lights
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Christmas tree

• The christmas tree was called the tree of life by
  the germans and they use it to celebrate the
  birthday of gods.
• Also our decoration in the tree have a meaning
• -The red ornaments mean hope.
• -The light mean the faith.
• -The star means god.

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DECORATION IN STREETS

Nativity scenes, christmas lights and christmas
trees.
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The Nativity

• The city council set up the Belén (Nativity
  scene) in the Pilar square and is very big,
  also have real voices. In the entry we have a
  shop of cotton of sugar, candy apples and hot
  chocolate.
• There are two wax roman soldiers in a huge stone
  door. In addition, we have a lot of stalls of
  different things, one butcher, one fishmonger,
  one greengrocer and so on. There is a tree and an
  Angel on it that tell you the story of the
  nativity. When you cross a bridge you will see
  the Three Wise Men following the star that take
  them along the desert until they arrive to the
  crib.
• Melchor brings gold to the child, Gaspar brings
  incense and Baltasar brings myrrh. In the last
  part of the nativity are the born of Jesus of
  Nazareth.

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Zaragoza in Christmas is shining from 18.00 to
22.30 hours but in the principal days of
Christmas the lights shine until midnight. In
Zaragoza there are around 11.200 lamps.
The Lights
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The Christmas Tree

• The city council set up the Christmas tree in
  the street and they decorate it with light bulbs
  around it.
• We put a star in the top of the tree
  representing the travel of the Three Wise Men
  following the shine star that take them along the
  desert until they arrive to the crib.

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The lottery day
The 22th of December some people buy a special
lottery of Christmas called El Gordo (the
fat). The first draw was celebrated in Cadiz at
the 18th of December of 1812, nowadays it is
celebrate the 22th of December. It is special
because you can win a lot of money in the prize.
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24 and 25 of December
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24th of december

• Christmas Eve is celebrated on the night of
  December 24, the day before Christmas (December
  25).
• It is the Christian celebration of the birth of
  Jesus, and customs vary from one country to
  another is fairly common for a family reunion
  dinner and, especially in Protestant countries
  exchanged gifts.

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24th how is it Celebrated

• Is common to hold a family gathering for dinner
  and, especially in Protestant countries exchanged
  gifts.
• In Spain is considered as a cultural festival,
  and many families atheist also celebrate.

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25th of December

• - Is one of the most important Christian
  holiday becouse they celebrate the birth of Jesus
  Christ in Belen.
• - In Spain the Christmas day is a day when the
  family gets together and makes a special meal.

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Saint Esteban

• It is a festivity celebrated (Only in some
  places of Spain) in the 26th December. This day
  families meet and they eat canneloni.

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28th of December- The day of the Holy Innocents
It is a celebration that conmemorate the
slaughter of the children of Belen. It was
executed by the king Herodes I . People of Spain
and other countries (another day) make jokes to
other people.
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31 of December- New Year's Eve
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• Spanish New Year's Eve celebration usually begin
  with a family dinner, traditionally including
  shrimp and lamb or capon (type of durkey).
  Spanish tradition says that wearing new, red
  underwear on New Year's Eve brings good luck.

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• The last moments of the year is usually followed
  from the clock on top of the Casa de Correos
  building in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. It
  is traditional to eat twelve grapes, one on each
  chime of the clock. This tradition has its
  origins in 1909, when grape growers in Alicante
  thought of it as a way to cut down on the large
  production surplus they had had that year.

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• Nowadays, the tradition is followed by almost
  every Spaniard, and the twelve grapes have become
  synonymous with the New Year. After the clock has
  finished striking twelve, people reet each other
  and toast with sparkling wine such as cava or
  champagne, or alternatively with cider.

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1st of January- New Year
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What is the New Year celebration ?

• All the 1st of January, the people, happy
  because is a new year, go to the houses or
  restaurants with the family or friends and eat
  all together.

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TRADITION 5th of January

• This is the eve of The Three Wise Men day. All
  the cities in Spain celebrate wonderful parades
  with lots of floats in the evening. The floats
  contains all presents that The Three Wise Men
  bring for children.

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6th of January

• We celebrate that The Three Wise Men arrived to
  the stable were Jesus was born. At night they
  bring gifts for the children. This day families
  spend the day together and they eat a typical
  dessert called Roscón de Reyes, that has a
  surprise inside it. It always contains a bean.
  The tradition said that who find it, in the next
  year paid this dessert.

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The Three Wise Men

• Baltasar he represents Africa

• Melchor he represents Europe.

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• Gaspar He represents Asia

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