La Navidad - Antes De Leer

1.) Do you celebrate Christmas at home? If not, do you celebrate any major holidays in
December? Yes I celebrate Christmas at home.
2.) What are the traditional, or common ways that people celebrate Christmas (or the
holiday you celebrate)? Common ways people celebrate Christmas is by putting up a tree,
going to church, and eating Christmas breakfast/dinner.
3.) Is there anything special or different that your family does to celebrate the holidays?
Something I guess you could call different is that we have a Christmas Eve party every year
and then on Christmas day, we order Chinese food since nobody else is open.
4.) What do you already know about Christmas celebrations in Spanish speaking countries?
I dont really know much about how Christmas is celebrated in Spanish speaking countries
but I would love to learn!
5.) What is the predominant (most common) religion of nearly all the Spanish speaking
countries? The majority of the population in Spanish speaking countries are Catholic.
6.) How do you think religion shapes the way people celebrate holidays?
Religion shapes which holidays people celebrate and the limits as to how they celebrate
them.
Based on your knowledge of Spanish, take an educated guess about what the following
Christmas-related words mean (If you dont know, put a ? Mark):
Feliz Navidad_________________Merry Christmas_________________
Prspero Ao Nuevo___________Happy New Year!_________________
Nochebuena__________________Goodnight_______________________
Nochevieja_______________________New Years Eve_______________
Regalo_______________________Gift/present____________________
Pap Noel______________________Father Noel___________________
rbol de Navidad_________________Christmas Tree________________
Primer da del ao___________First Day of the Year________________
Un brindis_____________________toast__________________________
Salud_____________________________ blessing____________________