CULTURE OF

SPAIN
z Valeria Rafari Martín
Paula Vega
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WHAT DO
WE EAT?

 Patatas bravas

 Gazpacho
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WHAT DO WE EAT? PT2

 Paellas

 Jamón
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Dialects from the language
and the oficial lenguage

 Oficial language : Spanish.

 Some of Dialects from the language : Gallego, Catalan,

Andaluz.
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FESTS
 Semana Santa (march,april) : This fest is really important in
Spain .

 San Fermin (Pamplona Bull Run) (June): This one is mostly

celebrated in Pamplona it last 8 days and the last days is
celebrated the bull run

 Tomatina Tomato Fight (latest Wednesday of august): Is mainly

celebrated in the locality of Buñol (Valencia) that participants
throw tomatoes to each other

 Las Fallas ( middles March): Was named World heritage

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LAS FALLAS

 It appears because the carpenters on March 19, the patron of San Jose, took out the things they were going to
throw away and burned them
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It evolved until the figures we know today that can be beautiful, comic, vindictive or ironic
 The first act is “La Plantá” when they put the monument and is officially held on March 15

 From March 1st the “Mascletàs´” begin in the town hall square and start we the famous sentence “senyor
pirotecnic pot començar la mascletá” and they blow a lo of gun powder and fireworks
 Other important event is the offering to the virgin where the people dressed of “fallera” give flowers to the Virgin
 La “Cremá´is where they burn the monuments and is officially on March 19 by night

 All important days begin with the “Despertá” , the “ falleros” go through the strets throwing fireworks
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LA SEMANA SANTA

• Holy Week is the annual Christian commemoration of the Passion of Christ, that is, of the entry into Jerusalem, the Last
Supper, the Stations of the Cross, the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It begins with Palm Sunday and ends on
Resurrection Sunday3, although its celebration usually begins in various places the Friday before. Preceded by the season of
Lent, in Holy Week the institution of the Eucharist is celebrated on Holy Thursday at the Last Supper, the crucifixion of Jesus
is commemorated on Good Friday and the resurrection on the Easter Vigil during the night of Holy Saturday on Sunday. of
Resurrection. .
• Seville do huge processions and is ine of the most important fests for them
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Cuaresma lasts 40 days and is a time to prepare to receive Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday.
The liturgical color of this time is purple, which means mourning and penance. Believer people don’t eat meat on Fridays
 There are different brotherhoods
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Photos

FALLAS SEMANA SANTA

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Customs and traditions of
Spain

 Going to tapas: This usually happens on weekends

 Flamenco in Spain: Is usually dance in the south of Spain but mostly on Andalucia

 The siesta: Usually in Sunday

 Sangria and paella: Sangria was created in Portugal and Spain and paella is from Valencia
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Traditional clothes
 Today, most people refer to Andalusian dress as flamenco. Such traditional clothing is still
popular. And according to Marbella Guide and Spain Traditions, people continue to wear such
traditional clothing, including the following:

 Mantilla -- a long lace or silk veil that women wear over their heads and shoulders. The
mantilla is the Spanish equivalent of the veil worn by Moorish women. The mantilla was made
popular because women could not enter a Catholic church without covering their heads.

 Peineta -- a tortoise-shell comb used to hold the mantilla. Although popular in the 19th century,
Spanish and Latin women still wear the peineta during special occasions such as weddings
and religious ceremonies.

 Traje corto -- short jackets with high waistbands worn with a white shirt by males. Many times
the waistband is colored. Men often wear the traje corto with the sombrero de alanche, a wide-
brimmed hat.
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