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Spanish Carnival traditions: la Mussona. Posted by on Feb 27, 2014

Vuelve el carnaval, y con él tradiciones y fiestas a cual más curiosa. Gracias a un amigo he sabido de este inquietante personaje que sale a pasear durante los carnavales de Águilas (Murcia): la Mussona. Se trata de una figura mitad humana, mitad animal, que representa tanto el lado civilizado como el lado salvaje que…

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Happy New Year! Singing “Un año más” with Mecano Posted by on Dec 31, 2013

Today we say goodbye to 2013, and welcome a new year. As you know, we Spanish people have the tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight: a grape is eaten for each stroke of the clock at 12pm on December 31st, and each grape is supposed to represent one month of the New Year. Most…

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Spanish Christmas vocabulary and expressions Posted by on Dec 30, 2013

Although Christmas is almost over for some of you, (here in Spain it lasts till next January the 6th), I want to share some useful vocabulary and expressions related to this festivity. Dates Nochebuena: Christmas Eve Día de navidad: Christmas Day Año Nuevo: New Year Nochevieja: New Year’s Eve Día de año nuevo: New Year’s…

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Olentzero, a Basque version of Santa Claus Posted by on Dec 26, 2013

Estoy convencida de que habéis recibido montones de regales de Santa hace un par de días. La mayoría de nosotros en España tendremos que esperar la llegada de los Tres Reyes Magos, la noche del 5 de enero. Sin embargo, en el País Vasco hay una tradición diferente que coexiste con Santa y nuestros magos…

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Easter vocabulary, a quick review Posted by on Mar 28, 2013

Easter is here once more! As I have talked about our traditions in some previous posts (Semana Santa in Spain and La Saeta, sentir flamenco) today I want to make a quick review of some words you’ll hear everywhere if you are spending these days in Spain. Saeta: Flamenco verse sung at processions in Holy…

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10 things to do when you visit Spain (II) Posted by on Jan 24, 2013

Si recordáis, la semana pasada estuvimos hablamos sobre las cosas más populares que hacer si visitáis España, y hoy voy a completar la lista.   5. Culturizarse Si os gustan el arte y la pintura, tenéis una gran variedad de opciones, dependiendo de la ciudad que visitéis. En Madrid es obligatorio ir al Prado y…

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Christmas lottery and the Children of San Ildefonso Posted by on Dec 20, 2012

If the world doesn’t end in December 21st (as some people say), most of us will be listening to a very famous group of children very early on Saturday morning: the children of San Ildefonso. Christmas traditions are full of delicious food and sweets such as nougat and mantecados (Christmas sweet made from flour, almonds…

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