{"id":7676,"date":"2013-12-30T12:55:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T17:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7676"},"modified":"2013-12-31T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T18:05:28","slug":"spanish-christmas-vocabulary-and-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-christmas-vocabulary-and-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Christmas vocabulary and expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although Christmas is almost over for some of you, (here in Spain it lasts till next January the 6th)<\/sup>, I want to share some useful vocabulary and expressions related to this festivity.<\/p>\n

Dates<\/b>
\nNochebuena<\/em>: Christmas Eve
\nD\u00eda de navidad<\/em>: Christmas Day
\nA\u00f1o Nuevo<\/em>: New Year
\nNochevieja<\/em>: New Year’s Eve
\nD\u00eda de a\u00f1o nuevo<\/em>: New Year’s Day
\nVacaciones de Navidad<\/em>: Christmas holidays
\nD\u00eda de Reyes<\/em>: 6th January (the day when presents are traditionally given)
\nNoche de Reyes<\/em>: Twelfth Night
\nD\u00eda de los Santos Inocentes<\/em>: 28th December (similar to April Fool’s Day)<\/p>\n

Christmas \u201cthings\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Regalo de navidad<\/em>: Christmas present
\nAdornos de Navidad<\/em>: Christmas decorations
\nMu\u00e9rdago<\/em>: mistletoe
\nAcebo<\/em>: holly
\nFlor de Pascua, Pascuelo<\/em>: Poinsettia
\nComida de Navidad<\/em>: Christmas dinner
\nTarjeta de Navidad<\/em>: Christmas card
\n\u00c1rbol de navidad<\/em>: Christmas tree
\nVillancico<\/em>: Christmas carol
\nEspumill\u00f3n<\/em>: tinsel
\nAdorno (del \u00e1rbol de navidad)<\/em>: bauble
\nLa misa del gallo<\/em>: Midnight Mass
\nEl bel\u00e9n<\/em>: Nativity scene
\nLa cabalgata:<\/em> A Christmas parade during the Twelfth Night, where the Three Wise Men give candies and presents to children.
\nOro, incienso y mirra:<\/em> gold, frankincense and myrrh
\nPap\u00e1 Noel<\/em>: Father Christmas, Santa Claus
\nTurr\u00f3n<\/em>: nougat candy
\nMazap\u00e1n<\/em>: marzipan
\nMantecado<\/em>: Christmas sweet made from flour, almonds and lard.
\nPolvor\u00f3n<\/em>: \u00a0Typical Spanish sweet, dry and powdery, made with almonds
\nEl Gordo<\/em>: Massive Christmas lottery which takes place on 22nd December.
\nTomar las uvas:<\/em> to see the New Year in ( In Spain we eat twelve grapes the night of the 31st of December to have good luck every month in the new coming year).<\/p>\n

Expressions:<\/b><\/p>\n

Feliz Navidad<\/em>: Merry Christmas!
\nPr\u00f3spero A\u00f1o Nuevo<\/em>: Happy New Year!
\n\u00a1Felices Fiestas\/Pascuas!<\/em>: Season’s Greetings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 D\u00eda de navidad: Christmas Day A\u00f1o Nuevo: New Year Nochevieja: New Year’s Eve D\u00eda de a\u00f1o nuevo: New Year’s…<\/p>\n

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