Customs And Festivals Flashcards

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1
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Festejar

A

To celebrate

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2
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El dia festivo

A

Public holiday

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3
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Spanish Holiday

El Santo

A

Saints day

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4
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La fecha patria

A

National independence day

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5
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Felicitaciones

A

Congratulations

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6
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Feliz año nuevo

Nochevieja

A

Happy new year

New years eve

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7
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Tener suerte

A

To be lucky

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8
Q

Atrae a miles de turistas

A

It attracts thousands of tourists

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9
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La corrida

A

Bullfight

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10
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El torero

A

Bullfighter

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11
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Political opinion

Polémico

A

Controversial

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12
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Tourism and travel

Calles estrechas

A

Narrow streets

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13
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San Fermín

A

The running of the bulls

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14
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La calavera de azúcar

A

Skull made of sugar

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15
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El maiquillaje

A

Make-up

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16
Q

Morir

A

To die

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17
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Espantosa

A

Frightening

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18
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Se celebran las vidas de los muertos

A

The lives of the dead are celebrated

19
Q

Las familias limpian y arreglan las tumbas de sus parientes y celebran fiestas. Tambien comparten historias

A

Families clean and tidy the graves of their relatives and throw partie. Also, share stories

20
Q

Alguna gente se disfraza…

A

Some people dress up…

21
Q

Honran a los muertos y lo demuenstran con calaveras de azúcar, flores y musica

A

They respect the dead and show it with skulls made of sugar, flowers and music

22
Q

La broma

A

Joke / Trick

23
Q

Gasté una broma a mi primo

A

I played a trick on my cousin

24
Q

Es tradicional gastar una broma a alguien, por ejemplo, sustituir el azúcar con la sal

A

It’s traditional to play a joke on someone, for example, substitute sugar with salt

25
Q

Los medios de communicación presentan noticias falsas como broma

A

The media present false news as a joke

26
Q

La Pascua

Festival

A

Easter

27
Q

La iglesia

A

Church

28
Q

La costumbre

A

Custom / Way

29
Q

Paso

Customs and festivals

A

Statue

30
Q

Esconde

A

Hides

31
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Nochebuena

A

Christmas eve

32
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Navidad

A

Christmas

33
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El villancico

A

Christmas carol

34
Q

El gran premio

A

The big prize

35
Q

Paella

A

Paella

36
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Tortilla

A

Omelete

37
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Patatas fritas

A

Fries

38
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Platanos

A

Bananas

39
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Galletos

A

Cookies

40
Q

Quemar muñecas

A

To burn dolls

41
Q

Hoguera

A

Bonfire

42
Q

Llenar

A

To fill

43
Q

Acoger

A

To receive