christmas in spain

CHRISTMAS IN SPAIN

GREETINGS

Felices Fiestas y Año Nuevo

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW

YEAR

Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

We decorate our cities and homes too.

Calle del Carmen de Madrid

The streets with nice lights.

Nativity scenes are typical in the main squares.

THE CHRISTMAS TREE

THE NATIVITY SCENES OR BOTH……

At homes…..

The 22nd DecemberAll the families follow the riffle of the Lottery on TV.

The big prize is known as “el gordo”

22Diciembre

Traditional festivities

25DecemberChristmas

da

24December

Christmas’

Eve. 1Enero

New Year’s

FOOD AND DRINK

ROAST TURKEY

SHELLFISH

HAM

SWEETS : el turrón (nougat candy), el mazapán (marzipan)...

Champagne

New Year’s Eve.

We eat 12 grapes. All families in Spain follow on Tv

The last 12 chimes from thisFamous clock in Madrid. 1 grape for each

chimeTo enter the year luckily

31december

Who brings childrent the presents?

In Spain could be……

Father Christmas or.. The Three Wise Men

The festivity of the Three Wise Men

The parade of the 3 Wise Men.

5January

La fiesta de los Reyes Magos

After the parade :

We live the shoes on the balcony and

we wait for…….

5January

....the presents!!!

…chocolate and ring-shaped cake for Epiphany

In the evening ...

We sing carols

The end

MERRY CHRISTMAS

FROM NALDA, SPAIN