Spanish Holiday Traditions and Celebrations
22 de diciembre
El gordo
= the fat one
It’s the name for the famous national Christmas
lottery in Spain, which is drawn on the 22 December
every year.
24 de diciembre
Christmas Eve is called
La Nochebuena.
This is when all families gather for a big celebration meal in the
evening. Lots of
Cava
(Spanish champagne) is drunk. Most
families will go to midnight mass service in church (
la misa del
gallo
).
El día de Navidad
– Christmas Day
This is a quieter family day. Lots of families go to church
again and then have a lunchtime meal. Most families will
have
un belén
(a nativity scene) in their homes.
25 de diciembre
El día de los inocentes
– day of the innocents = the equivalent of
our April Fools’ Day. People make paper cutouts like this and try
to stick them to each other’s back without being detected, for a
joke.
28 de diciembre
La Nochevieja
= New Year’s Eve
At 12 o’clock, everyone listens to the 12 x gongs of the clock
in Madrid’s town square and each 12 grapes, one on each
gong.
31 de diciembre
El roscón de Reyes
is a traditional cake in the shape of a ring, eaten
on New Year’s Day. There is a small figure hidden in it. Whoever
gets the piece with the figure has to make the roscón for next year.
It’s good luck!
1 de enero
The 3 kings (
3 Reyes
) parade through the streets of every town on 5
th
January.
Instead of stockings, children put their shoes
(los zapatos
) outside
their bedroom door, when they go to bed.
5 de enero
Children get presents (
los regalos
) on the 6
th
January in
Spain.
6 de enero
Presentation of some key facts about Spanish Christmas linked to the key dates. Spanish words are in bold. Pupils should try to remember the information as they go through the presentation with the teacher.
Learn about special holiday customs in Spain, including the famous national Christmas lottery, festive meals on Christmas Eve, the tradition of eating grapes on New Year's Eve, and the celebration of Three Kings' Day with a special cake and gifts for children.
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22 de diciembre El gordo = the fat one It s the name for the famous national Christmas lottery in Spain, which is drawn on the 22 December every year.
24 de diciembre Christmas Eve is called La Nochebuena. This is when all families gather for a big celebration meal in the evening. Lots of Cava (Spanish champagne) is drunk. Most families will go to midnight mass service in church (la misa del gallo).
25 de diciembre El d a de Navidad Christmas Day This is a quieter family day. Lots of families go to church again and then have a lunchtime meal. Most families will have un bel n (a nativity scene) in their homes.
28 de diciembre El d a de los inocentes day of the innocents = the equivalent of our April Fools Day. People make paper cutouts like this and try to stick them to each other s back without being detected, for a joke.
31 de diciembre La Nochevieja = New Year s Eve At 12 o clock, everyone listens to the 12 x gongs of the clock in Madrid s town square and each 12 grapes, one on each gong.
1 de enero El rosc n de Reyes is a traditional cake in the shape of a ring, eaten on New Year s Day. There is a small figure hidden in it. Whoever gets the piece with the figure has to make the rosc n for next year. It s good luck!
5 de enero The 3 kings (3 Reyes) parade through the streets of every town on 5th January. Instead of stockings, children put their shoes (los zapatos) outside their bedroom door, when they go to bed.
6 de enero Children get presents (los regalos) on the 6th January in Spain.
Fecha Imagen & explicaci n 22 de diciembre 24 de diciembre 25 de diciembre 28 de diciembre 31 de diciembre 1 de enero 5 de enero 6 de enero
