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Hallacas, gaitas, and baby Jesus: a Venezuelan Christmas Posted by Anais on Dec 24, 2018
Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. It is the moment to forget about diets and how much you despise your noisy neighbors, and to spend time with your loved ones. Navidad in Venezuela is by far the most awaited and important time of the year. El espíritu navideño can be felt…
Song: Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad, Michael Bublé + Thalía Posted by Adir on Dec 9, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Cómo les está yendo por Navidades? A lot of English-speaking artist record songs for the Spanish-speaking market and Michael Bublé is no exception. On December 6th he had his Christmas special on NBC and sang with Latin diva Thalía. Michael tried to speak a little Spanish, just for fun, and along with…
Nos vamos de Cruces Posted by Magda on May 6, 2011
Quizá penséis que en España llega el buen tiempo y comenzamos a festejar. Y creo que es verdad. Ahora mismo se está celebrando la feria de Sevilla, comúnmente conocida como “Feria de Abril” aunque este año cae en mayo. También hemos celebrado hace días una fiesta típica en varias provincias andaluzas, incluida Granada: el Día…
“La Tomatina” de Buñol Posted by Magda on Aug 31, 2010
I’m starting to believe that there are celebrations for any random reason in the world. Bearing that in mind, it won’t sound so strange that in Spain we celebrate one with tomatoes. It consists in just that: people throwing tomatoes at each other. However, the tomatoes are crushed before being thrown, so you don’t hurt…