Christmas in Spain Virginia Menéndez Suárez 1ºBHS nº7
Jul 11, 2015
Typical Christmas sweets
The typical Christmas sweets are: Nuts, figs, dates, dried apricots, prunes,
sugared almonds, pine nuts, etc. 1
Nougat 2
Marzipans 3
Polvorones 4
1 2 3 4
The Decoration
In many homes put the crib or placed a
Christmas tree, and sometimes both.
Belén Árbol de Navidad
The most important dates
December 24 Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is celebrated in many
homes and all the family meets for dinner.
The typical dinner is turkey, sea bream
and red cabbage.
TurkeySea Bream
Red Cabbage
The most important dates
December 25 Christmas day
The next day is celebrated
Christmas day with another meal at midday.
Comida de Navidad
The most important dates
December 28 The Day of the Innocents
People 'spend Innocence', ie jokes such
as paper dolls hanging on the back
or give false information.
The most important dates
December 31 New Year’s Eve
In Spain it is customary to take 12 grapes,
one with each chime of the clock.
The most important dates
January 5 and 6 The three wise men
Melchior and Caspar bring toys
to children the night of 5 to 6 January.
The Christmas Cards
People congratulated Christmas to
friends, relatives and acquaintances. Use SMS,
e-mail or traditional cards.
Religious meaning of Christmas
It is one of the most important festivals of
Christianity -along with Easter and Pentecost,-
which celebrates the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.