Quarter 2 Vocabulary- Spanish

Festiva;s

to strengthen

fortalecer

without restraint

rienda suelta

immunoglobulin A (white blood cells)

inmunoglobulina A

closeness;proximity

cercania

to rest

reposo

Holy Week

Semana Santa

from Malaga

malagueño

Enormous Thrones

Enormes Tronos

religious celebration

celebración religiosa

weigh 5 thousand kilos

Pesan 5 mil kilos

church

la iglesia

ancestral tradition

tradición ancestral

procession

procesión

Catholic Kings

Reyes Católicos

uninterrupted history

historia interrumpida

authentic walking chapels

auténticas capillas andantes

dozens

decenas

processional marches

marchas procesionales

hymn, anthem

himno

faith

fe

journey, route

recorrido

lent, 40 days before Easter

cuaresma

fasts

ayunos

Ash Wednesday

miercoles de cenizas

Holy Thursday

Jueves Santo

Good Friday

Viernes Santo

A festival in Valencia (España) from March 15-19 in honor of San José, in which ninots (large wooden artful statues of people or scenes) are constructed and later burned on the last day of the festival. Only one of thousands of ninots is voted to be saved from the burning.

Las Fallas

fallera week

semana fallera

puppet, doll

ninot

firecrackers

Mascletas

to wake up

despertas

flower offerings

ofrenda de flores

virgin of the forsaken/helpless

virgen de los desamparados

falleras

falleras

Day of San Jose

Dia de San José

King's cake

Rosca de Reyes

Tamales ;dried corn husks wrapped around a masa dough, usually filled with meat or cheese and chiles

tamales

Day of the Virgin of Candelaria

Dia de la Virgen de Candelaria

Three Wise Men

Tres Reyes Magos

camels

camellos

elderly

anciano

Myrrh-also has a biblical connotation (a gift given to Jesus at birth)

mirra

symbol, sign

símbolo

man

hombre

Melchor one of the Three Kings

Melchor

young

joven

incense

incienso

god

Dios

Caspar - one of the Three Kings

Gaspar

black race

raza negra

gold

oro

king

rey

Balthazar one of the Three Kings

Baltasar

a traditional religious incan celebration in peru and other south american countries that honors the sun god and the sun. It is celebrated in the hopes of a good harvest

Inti Raymi

short (length)

corto

abandonment

abandono

hot

calor

life

vida

new harvest

nueva cosecha

Capital of the Incas

Cuzco, Perú

emperor

emperador

folk group

grupo folcórico

theatrical presentation

presentación teatral

Inca ceremony

ceremonia inca

ruins

ruinas

sun

sol

moon

luna

time/weather

tiempo

seasons

estaciones

Aymara (indigenous group from Bolivia/Peru)

Ayamara

Quechua

QUECHUA = la lengua de la tribu dominante

Una de las fortalezas que protegía la capital - Cuzco. Todavía hay ruinas de la fortaleza. Fue protegida por el paisaje, un círculo de paredes y defensa de montañas

Sacsayhuaman (Sock - sea - woman)

festive

festivo

controversial

controversial / controvertido/a

October 12th

12 de octubre

Christopher Columbus Day

Dia de Cristóbal colon

appearance/paint

la pinta

girl

la niña

Santa Maria

la santa Maria

to impose

imponer

to steal

robar

to violate

violar

to kill, murder

matar

slaves

esclavos

Day of the Race

Dia de la Raza

Cultural Diversity Day

día de la diversidad cultural

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

little devils; the ancestors

Diablitos

bull; conquistadors

toro

fermented corn alcohol

Chicha

A wooden container made to hold the chicha

guacal

they won

ganaron

Town in Costa Rica; indigenous

Boruca

Town in Costa Rica; indigenous

Rey Curre

Indigenous Brunka Tribe

Tribu indígenas Brunka

wooden masks

máscaras de madera

ancestral spirits

espíritus ancestrales

Spanish conquistadors

conquistadores españoles

ritual dance

danza ritual

fermented corn

maíz fermentado