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COMMON CHRISTMAS WISHES AND WORDS IN SPANISH

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COMMON CHRISTMAS WISHES AND WORDS IN SPANISH

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WISHES

Spanish Christmas Greetings

1.¡Feliz Navidad! — Merry/Happy Christmas

2.¡ Felices Fiestas! — Happy Holidays

3.¡Feliz Año Nuevo!” ---Happy New Year
4.¡Q ue tengas un próspero año!---I hope you have a prosperous new year

Spanish Greetings for Wishing Joy and Happiness to Others

To go even further with the Xmas love, you can wish joy and happiness to those around you with the following phrases:

1.Mis mejores deseos para Navidad y Año Nuevo.
My best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

2.Te deseo mucha alegría y felicidad estas fiestas.
I wish you lots of joy and happiness this holiday season.

3.Que se cumplan tus deseos/sueños.
I hope your dreams come true.
4.Este año te deseo amor, dinero y salud.
This year I wish you love, money and good health.
5.Mucho cariño para ti y tu familia esta Navidad.
Lots of love to you and your family this Christmas.

6.Que os lo paseis bien.
I hope you have a nice time. (This refers to the Christmas celebrations themselves.)

You can even go further by adding a bit of peace to your message.

7.Que en esta Navidad el mejor regalo que recibas sea estar junto a tus seres queridos compartiendo paz, esperanza y alegría.
I hope that this Christmas the best present you get is to be near your loved ones sharing peace, hope and joy.

Religious Spanish Christmas Greetings

If you’d like to spread some joy of a more religious nature, try these greetings .
1.Que Dios te bendiga este Año Nuevo.
God bless you this new year.
2.Que Jesús te proteja a ti y a tu familia este Año Nuevo.
May Jesus protect you and your family this New Year.
3.Que la estrella de Belén ilumine tu vida esta Navidad.
I hope that Bethlehem’s star lights up your life this Christmas.
4.Que los Reyes (Magos) te protejan.
May the three Kings (Wise Men) protect you.

Apart from the last two, which have more of a Xmas feel to them, you could use the first two greetings throughout the year, for any occasion, by just saying the first part of the phrase (Que dios te bendiga) and leaving out the New Year’s or Christmas part.

More Playful Spanish Christmas Greetings

If you like to spread the Xmas love by making your loved ones laugh, giggle or smile, you can try these more playful Christmas greetings. (Note that some of these may not be appropriate for the family dinner table).
1.Todo lo que quiero para Navidad eres tú.
All I want for Xmas is you.
2.Nos vemos debajo del muérdago.
See you under the mistletoe. (Be careful where you use this one! There is no mistletoe in Latin America, although some people may understand the reference through having seen Christmas movies.)
3.Espero que no te hayas portado mal este año.
I hope you haven’t been too naughty this year.
4.No le des demasiado al turrón.
Go easy on the turrón (a Spanish nougat candy).

Toasting on Christmas
As most Spanish families celebrate on the 24th, we toast at midnight. If you suddenly find yourself having to lead the toast, remember that the verb for “to toast” is brindar, so you can say:

Brindo por…
I toast to…

And then add on whatever you want toast to. You could say, for example:
1.Brindo por un próspero año nuevo para todos.
To a prosperous new year for all of us.
2.Brindo por nuestra amistad.
A toast to our friendship.
3.Brindo por la paz, la alegría y la felicidad.
A toast to peace, joy and happiness.

Or of course, you could just simply say “¡Salud!“ (Cheers!) or “¡Feliz Navidad!“

WORDS

Key Days/Events
1. Nochebuena — This term for “Christmas Eve” literally means “Good Night.”
2. Misa del Gallo — This means “Midnight Mass” or literally “Rooster’s Mass.” Many Catholic families attend this mass at midnight on Christmas Eve as part of their annual celebrations.
3. Navidad — Christmas
4. Día de Navidad — Christmas Day
5. Día de los Santos Inocentes —  “Day of the Holy Innocents
6. Nochevieja — This term for “New Year’s Eve” literally means “old night.”
7. Año Nuevo — New Year
8. Día de Año Nuevo — New Year’s Day
8. Noche de Reyes — This means “Night of Kings,” referencing the Three Kings most Americans are familiar with. Noche de Reyes occurs on the night of January 5th into the morning of the 6th. In many Spanish-speaking countries (and indeed, many other countries around the world), most gifts are traditionally delivered by the Three Kings during this night. On Christmas, the children just receive small gifts.
9. Día de Reyes — This “Day of Kings,” is also known as “Epiphany” or “Three Kings’ Day.”
10.Vacaciones de Navidad — “Christmas holidays” or “Christmas break.”

Important Figures
1. Niño Jesús — Baby Jesus
2. Virgen María y José — Virgin Mary and Joseph.
3. Reyes Magos — This literally means “Magic Kings.” It refers to the “Three Magic,” “Three Kings” or, as they’re most commonly known in English, the “Three Wise Men.”
4. Papá Noel —  Like ''Santa Claus'',but children are given just small gifts.

Decorations
1. Árbol de Navidad — Christmas tree
2. Calcetín — Stocking

3. Luces navideñas — Christmas lights
4. Hombre de nieve — Snowman
5. Corona de Navidad — Christmas wreath
6. Flor de Navidad/Flor de Nochebuena — These terms for “poinsettia” literally mean “Christmas flower” or “Christmas Eve flower” respectively.
7. Adornos — Decorations/ornaments
8. Muérdago— Mistletoe

Holiday Foods
1. Comida del día de Navidad — This refers to “Christmas dinner,” though it literally means “food of Christmas Day.”
2. Tronco de Navidad — This literally means “Christmas trunk.” This term refers to a Yule log, also known as a bûche de Noël. It’s a rolled cake decorated to look like a log.
3. Pastel de Navidad — This term means “Christmas cake.”
4. Polvorones — The word polvorones comes from the Spanish word polvo (dust/powder).
5. Mazapán — This means “marzipan,” which is a sweetened almond paste. It’s a particularly common holiday treat in Spain.
6. Turrón — This is a type of nougat. It can be flavored with any number of things including nuts, seeds, chocolate or spices. Seasonings vary regionally.
7. Mantecados — This is a type of shortbread with nuts. But vegetarians be warned: It traditionally contains lard.
8. Rosca/Roscón de Reyes — This term means “Ring of Kings.”

Festive Things
1. Tarjeta de Navidad — Christmas card
2. Regalo — Present
3. Nacimiento — Nativity scene
4. Villancico — Christmas carol
5. Espíritu navideño — Christmas spirit
6. Trineo — Sleigh
7. Cascabeles — This word means “bells,” though it’s often used to refer to “sleigh bells” in songs like “Jingle Bells.”
8. Renos — Reindeer
9. Calendario de adviento — Advent calendar

With the holidays fast approaching, give yourself the gift that keeps on giving—festive Christmas vocabulary to enjoy year after year.

Have a great holiday!

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I think we´ll have a fantastic Christmas this year.

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Well, first we have dinner with all the family. It consists of a major dish of meat or shellfish  which varies according to the region or the family's preferences.
After dinner, we enjoy talking about memories, travels, plans...
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1) 35 seconds before midnight a ball at the top of the Puerta del Sol clock tower starts to fall towards the main bell.
2)Once it gets to the bottom you will hear four double chimes (Many make the mistake of starting to eat the grapes at this point but you have to wait…)
3) As the clock strikes twelve you will start to hear the 12 chimes – one approximately every 3 seconds – now is the time to start eating your grapes!

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Hi, guys! I wish you have an incredible Christmas:

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That is one of the best periods of the year  that is celebrated here in Almendralejo, but in special in our high school Santiago Apóstol.
Here, at this time of the year, we decorate the entrance hall and many corridors (the main ones), the playground or the garden. Maybe, it is more special because it is done or it is decorated by the students.
We use: tinsel, Christmas ornaments, some lights...
We make unique ornaments,  such as: snowmen, Christmas trees,... and they are unique as I said before because they are made with recycled materials like plastic, glass, cans, paper previously used and things like that.
There is a nativity scene in the hall too, which has a lot of religious and Christmas figures.
And at the end of the lessons, there is a special show, where the students sing traditional carols, dance, do performances and have fun all together.

Laura Guerrero Nogales.

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Wishing you and your loved ones love and peace this Christmas season!

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Wishing you and your loved ones love and peace this Christmas season!

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Christmas Eve is celebrated on 24th December, which is the day before Christmas Day and is associated with celebrating Jesus Christ’s birth.

Spanish people often meet early for a few drinks with friends, then they return home to enjoy a meal with the family, the meal consists of dishes of meat or seafood.

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To all my friends from Hungary, Finland, Italy and Slovenia, I wish you Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

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This is a typical Christmas carol from Spain called ``Campana sobre campana´´. I hope you like it, Merry Christmas.

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In Spain we have some typical Christmas food like:
Turrón (nougat): it is a typical sweet make by honey, almonds and egg whites, with a rectangular shape.

Roscón de Reyes (kings' ring) is a Spanish cake pastry traditionally eaten to celebrate Epiphany. ... It is traditionally eaten on January 6, during the celebration of the Día de Reyes (literally "Kings' Day"), which commemorates the arrival of the three Magi or Wise Men.

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Christmas is a period to give presents to the family and friends. The most important days are Christmas Day and The Three Wise Men Day or Epiphany Day.

Christmas Day (Santa Claus) is on December 25th, after the Christmas Eve. This afternoon, people go to the Christmas tree and open their presets.This day is not usually celebrated in Spain but some people celebrate it.

A Spanish tradition is The Three Wise Men Day which happens on the morning of January 6th. This day is similar to Santa Claus but here in Spain,  we usually leave some cookies with milk for The Three Wise Men. The day before, there is a parade of The Three Wise Men and many children go with their families and friends to watch the parade.

Another event to give  someone another present is Secret Santa. This is like a game in which
you meet with some friends and a raffle is done to see who you have to give a present without them knowing who is going to give a present.

Álvaro Velo Rodríguez

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The first photo was taken in Espronceda Square, the second one in the town center, the third one was shot at Carolina Coronado Theatre, next to Espronceda Square and the last one was taken in La Paz Avenue.
Alba Calero Pagés

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ROSCÓN DE REYES
INGREDIENTS
1-->150 grams of flour
2-->100 mililiters of warm milk
3--> one small spoon of sugar
4-->25 grams of leavering

STEPS TO FOLLOW
1--> Take the bowl of milk and mix it with the leaving and the sugar
2-->In another bowl we put the flour and the we mike carefully the mixture form before with te flour

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THREE WISE MEN PARADE. CABALGATA DE REYES MAGOS:

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THREE WISE MEN PARADE. CABALGATA DE REYES MAGOS:

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The day before Epiphany Day is a day for parades and processions throughout Spanish cities. The parades represent the journey made by the travellers on camels to Bethlehem.
Here in Almendralejo there are more o less fifteen floats, three of them are for the The Three Kings or Wise Men and the rest are decorated differently each year depending on the theme chosen. On all of the floats, there are children that throw candies and wear costumes.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Patricia Buenavida Nieto.

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This is the best day of the year for kids because the Three Kings(los Tres Reyes Magos) arrive from the east with gifts for the well-behaved in the morning. Los Tres Reyes Magos or the three Wise Men are a fantasy like Santa Claus. The difference is that we have three like him and each one is different, also they arrive on a different day, 6th January, but as Santa Claus, everybody loves them, especially the kids.
So as you can imagine this is a very special day!

Merry Christmas! Happy New year!

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·Let the spirit of love gently fill our hearts and homes. In this loveliest of celebrations may you find many reasons for happiness.

·The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of happiness.  May all these be yours at Christmas

·May your heart and home be filled with all of the joys the festive season brings. Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Pablo González Gil

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The history behind Holy Innocents is religious and based on the Bible story of when King Herod heard the news that a new King of Israel was born (Jesus), he ordered the murder of all boys under the age of two. The name given to this day, Day of the Holy Innocents, fits perfectly to the many innocent children that were lost that horrible day.
Today, this celebration is festive and fun, with people playing jokes and pranks on each other as much as possible. Another tradition is a television programme in which celebrities make jokes to other famous people, with the purpose of earning money for a good cause. The Día de los Santos Inocentes is therefore Spain’s equivalent of April Fool’s Day, as ‘inocentadas’ in Spanish also means ‘prank’
Merry Christmas! Happy new year!
Teresa Ramírez Guerra

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An important celebration in Christmas is the Lottery. It´s celebrated on the 22nd of December. Everybody buys their tickets hoping to win the best award "El Gordo" and this day students from San Ildefonso school take balls of one rotating drum with the numbers of the tickets and they take balls of other rotating drum with the awards.