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• Education
• National customs
• Village and city life
• Youth culture
• Early memories
• Pollution and recycling
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Vocabulary
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LOCAL
The Virgin of the Sea
The Martyr Saints
The Holy Vision
Village Fêtes
Legends of ojancana....
Ides of March
Summer festival
9-pin Bowling
music festivals
Medieval Market |
NATIONAL
Father's Day
Mother's Day
St. John's Night
St. Fermin
Carnival
Halloween
bull fighting
bull running
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Words that go with the customs above
| orchestra |
water |
bulls |
mass |
sardines |
| parade |
market |
processions |
eggs |
hearts |
| pins |
tournaments |
picnics |
sing songs |
bless |
| ball |
folk music |
turkey |
stalls |
outdoor dancing |
| costumes |
fireworks |
Virgin Mary |
cross |
statue |
| gifts |
spring |
presents |
bonfire |
harlequins |
| house to house |
floats |
pray |
beach |
nougat |
| miracle |
clowns |
trick or treat |
ghosts |
camels |
| fishing boats |
parties |
tinsel |
candles |
statue |
| decorations |
witches |
specialities |
dances |
tree |
| holidays |
seafood |
flowers |
traffic jams |
cake |
Questions
- Which custom is your favourite and why?
- What do you do at Christmas?
- What customs are there in summer?
- Do you ever give presents?
- What was your favourite, which you received at Christmas?
- Do you believe in ghosts ?
- Have you ever dressed up?
- What did you do last Easter?
- Do Spanish people go on holidays at Easter?
- What is so special about summer?
- How ethical is bull fighting?
- Is it simply cruelty to animals or just a tradition?
- Have you ever wanted to go bull running?
- What dangers are there to this activity?
- Do you know anybody who has taken part in bull running?
- Why do people take part in dangerous activities like bull running?
- Are there any traditions that have been imported from other countries?
Frases que pueden ayudarte a contestar.
A popular custom in Spain at Christmas is giving presents, not on Christmas Day but on the 6th of January. Last year I got..........
My family and I got together for Christmas Eve. We had special food for dinner, for instance.....
In summer we usually celebrate........
Halloween wasn't popular 15 years ago, but now a lot of children dress up and go from house to house like in the USA.
They ask for sweets.
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