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    This document provides vocabulary and information about Christmas traditions in Spanish-speaking countries. It includes: 1) Key dates and terms related to Christmas and New Year celebrations like Nochebuena, Día de Reyes, and villancicos. 2) Common Christmas items like adornos de Navidad, el Árbol de navidad, and regalos de navidad. 3) Traditions such as la misa del gallo, tomar las uvas, and los Reyes Magos bringing presents on January 6th instead of Santa Claus. 4) Typical Christmas foods including mantecados, polvorones, and rosca de Reyes.

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    This document provides vocabulary and information about Christmas traditions in Spanish-speaking countries. It includes: 1) Key dates and terms related to Christmas and New Year celebrations like Nochebuena, Día de Reyes, and villancicos. 2) Common Christmas items like adornos de Navidad, el Árbol de navidad, and regalos de navidad. 3) Traditions such as la misa del gallo, tomar las uvas, and los Reyes Magos bringing presents on January 6th instead of Santa Claus. 4) Typical Christmas foods including mantecados, polvorones, and rosca de Reyes.

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    This document provides vocabulary and information about Christmas traditions in Spanish-speaking countries. It includes: 1) Key dates and terms related to Christmas and New Year celebrations like Nochebuena, Día de Reyes, and villancicos. 2) Common Christmas items like adornos de Navidad, el Árbol de navidad, and regalos de navidad. 3) Traditions such as la misa del gallo, tomar las uvas, and los Reyes Magos bringing presents on January 6th instead of Santa Claus. 4) Typical Christmas foods including mantecados, polvorones, and rosca de Reyes.

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    This document provides vocabulary and information about Christmas traditions in Spanish-speaking countries. It includes: 1) Key dates and terms related to Christmas and New Year celebrations like Nochebuena, Día de Reyes, and villancicos. 2) Common Christmas items like adornos de Navidad, el Árbol de navidad, and regalos de navidad. 3) Traditions such as la misa del gallo, tomar las uvas, and los Reyes Magos bringing presents on January 6th instead of Santa Claus. 4) Typical Christmas foods including mantecados, polvorones, and rosca de Reyes.

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    CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY and WRITING

    Nochebuena Christmas Eve

    Día de navidad Christmas Day

    Año Nuevo New Year

    Nochevieja New Year's Eve

    El día de año nuevo New Year's Day

    las vacaciones de Navidad the Christmas holidays

    el Día de Reyes 6th January (the day when presents are tra-
    ditionally given in Spanish-speaking coun-
    tries)

    el Día de los Santos Inocentes 28th December (similar to April Fool's Day)

    COSAS NAVIDEÑAS

    regalo de navidad Christmas present

    adornos de Navidad Christmas decorations

    la comida de Navidad Christmas dinner

    una tarjeta de Navidad, un crismas a Christmas card

    Árbol de navidad Christmas tree

    adornos en el Árbol de navidad) Baubles

    la misa del gallo Midnight Mass

    un villancico Christmas carol

    los Reyes Magos the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men

    tomar las uvas To see the New Year in. (in Spain a grape is
    eaten for each stroke of the clock at 12pm on
    December 31st. Each grape is supposed to
    represent one month of the new year)

    ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! Merry Christmas and a Prosperous / Happy
    New Year!

    ¿Qué te regalaron para Navidad? What did you get for Christmas?

    La Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner

    Los preparativos de la Navidad empiezan en no- The buildup to Christmas starts in November
    viembre

    el espíritu navideño the Christmas spirit


    la cabalgata On 6th January there is a Christmas pa-
    rade, the principal characters are the "magic
    kings" who drive around the city on a float
    and shower the children and people with
    sweets and other presents.

    un belén (Belén = Bethlehem) a nativity scene

    Papá Noel Father Christmas or Santa Claus

    el Gordo Massive Christmas lottery which takes place


    on 22nd December, almost everyone buys a
    ticket. The results are sang by children as
    the balls come out of the machine

    COMIDA

    una cesta de Navidad a Christmas hamper

    langostinos king prawns

    hacer un brindis to make a toast

    mantecados traditional Christmas sweet made mainly


    from lard (manteca) and almonds very similar
    to a "polvorón"

    polvorones a typical Spanish sweet, dry and powdery


    and made with almonds

    Una rosca de Reyes/ un roscón de Reyes a large, round bun baked for 6th January
    with candied fruits and things hidden (coins,
    etc.) inside

    mazapán Marzipan (a typical Spanish sweet eaten at


    Christmas made with ground almonds
    hard and nougat-like
    made with chocolate and puffed rice)

    una cesta de Navidad a Christmas hamper

    The principle difference between a Spanish Christmas and the Anglo Saxon version is the importance of
    the 6th January. In Spain this is when presents are given and the three "magic" kings give the presents
    not Father Christmas (Santa Claus). In recent years many families have started to give their children their
    presents on Chistmas Eve because children have to go to school on the 7th and they don't have time to
    play with their presents. Most families have a "belén" (nativity scene) on display in their house. Christ-
    mas is less commercial in Spain and the buildup does not start until much later.

    WRITING: WHAT I DID DURING CHRISTMAS ( 150-160 words)


    Write a composition explaining what you have done this Christmas. Make sure to include the following:
    - How did you celebrate Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve? Did anything special happen?
    - Did you exchange gifts for Santa Claus or for the Three Wise Men? Did you get any unexpected presents?
    - Did you accomplish any of last year’s resolutions? Did you make any new ones for 2022?

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