S5 Customs And Festivals Flashcards
New year
El ano nuevo
Flag
La bandera
Joke / trick
La broma
Castanets
Las castanuelas
To celebrate
Celebrar
Bullfight
La corrida
Custom / way
La costumbre
Christian
Cristiano
28th December (equivalent of April fools day)
El dia see Los inocentes
All Souls’ Day
El dia de los muertos
Epiphany / 6th January
El dia de Reyes
Public holiday
El dia festivo
Fancy dress
El disfraz
To dress up as
Disfrazarse de
Eid al Fitr
El eid al fitr
National day to commemorte historic event
La fecha patria
Happy new year
Feliz ano nuevo
Happy birthday
Feliz cumpleanos
Merry Christmas
Feliz navidad
Fair
La feria
To celebrate
Festejar
Festival / party
La fiesta
South American cow boy
El gaucho
Hanukkah
El hannukah
Jewish
Judio
Toy
El juguete
Mexican musician
El mariachi
Dead (person)
El/la muerto/a
Doll
La muneca
Muslim
Musulman
Christmas
Navidad
Christmas Eve
Nochebuena
31 December
Nochevieja
Father Christmas
Papa noel
Easter
La pascua
Statue paraded at Easter
El Paso
Bullring
La plazza de torros
Procession
La procesion
Religious
Religioso
The three kings
Los reyes magos
Saint’s day
El santo
Easter week
La semana santa
Tradition
La tradicion
Tomato-throwing festival
La Tomatina
To be lucky
Tener suerte
Bullfighter
El/la torero/a
Bull
El toro
Spanish nougat
El turron
Christmas carol
El villancico
Give an example of a controversial festival:
San Fermin - the running of the bulls which takes place in Pamplona each July.
Controversial
Polemico
Others
Otros
Common tradition
Tradicion comun
Locals
Los habitantes
Wear white clothes and red scarves (SAN FERMIN)
Llevan ropa blanca y panuelos rojos.
What is La Tomatina?
Festival that takes place in August in Valencia where people throw tomatoes at eachother.
It attracts thousands of tourists each year.
Atrae a miles de turistas cada ano.
What is El Dia de Los Muertos?
All Souls’ Day. The spirits of the dead reunite with their families for 24hours on 1st November.
The lives of the dead are celebrated
Se celebran las vidas de Los muertos.
They share stories
Comparten historias
