Spanish 2 (PreAP) Festivals Study

la navidad - christmas (ranging date, what is when is nochebuena, what day is parade of 3 kings, when do people open gifts)

Dec 25th-Jan 6th. Dec.24 people meet family and eat. parade of 3 kings is Jan 5th. Christmas ends on Jan 6th and people open gifts then.

ano Nuevo - new year. (major tradition on night of new years, what color do people wear and why, what do families do outside and why)

Jan 1st. people eat 12 grapes at midnight to get lucky. people wear red traditional clothes to bring love into the year. people sweep outside to remove negativity.

la fiesta de patios (where is it, what do people do with the houses, what are macetas)

córdoba, southern spain. people decorate houses with flowers alot, and macetas are flower pots.

la feria de Abril (where is it, major dance and clothes, why is it celebrated)

in seville, Spain. major dance is flamenco dance. people wear dresses, and this is to celebrate spring with family.

running of the bulls (which city, ranging dates, and takes place during a festival, what do men usually wear)

in Pamplona, Spain. July 7th-14th, takes place during San fermín festival, men usually wear white outfit and red scarf)

la tomatina (which city, what date, what do they do)

is in buñol, last wednesday of august each year, and people throw ripe (maduros) tomatoes

carnaval (what mood is the festival, which months, common in which countries, outfits women wear, what are people not allowed to eat before Easter?)

happy festival, february or March, common in France and Brazil, women wear dresses and masks, people cannot eat food from animals

semana Santa (when is it, overall mood, why is it the mood, where is it celebrated, what do people wear)

week before Easter, sad, it is sad because it is the week when Jesus died, celebrated in southern Spain, people wear triangular sombreros

las fallas (where is it, has a lot of ___, when is the festival usually, and why is it celebrated, how long is it, what do people wear)

valencia, has many statues, festival usually in spring, celebrated for arrival of spring, usually 7 days long, people wear dresses