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article was published in the website : bbc.co.uk
This
article talking about 3 things are very important during the Christmas in
Spain:
- The
sweets for children
- The
big lottery of “Navidad” (= Christmas)
- Nativity
scenes
The sweets
for children
Unlike to
France, the sweets for Christmas are offered generally of January 6th, day of “the three kings”. Spanish are more believers that French,
so it’s important to respect the religion and offer the sweets only January 6th. This day, they eat also the famous “cake of kings” and celebrate the coming of
kings.
They do
also party for Christmas, that France, in order to celebrate Jesus birth. In
general, they celebrate Jesus was born, with a meal with family.
The big
lottery
Other thing
very important during the Christmas holiday is THE BIG LOTTERY. In Spain, the
lottery, sold in the small cottage “Once” or in streets, is very important, mainly in
Christmas, of Decemeber 22nd with the “fat one”. The most of Spanish
buy tickets for this lottery and keep their fingers crossed that 22nd.
Look like that “tradition” in Spain, buy a ticket for Christmas.
Nativity Scenes
To conclude this spot of Christmas, I have to speak that nativity scenes
in all the Spain. Most of Spanish are Christians, so they do a “nativity scene”
for the purpose represents the birth of Jesus. Big “nativity scene” are also made in the differents cities of Spain.
But in Cataluña there’s a surprising, funny to the crib: el caganer. Is
a particularity of Cataluña, this figurine represents a defecating shepherd. The exact origin of the Caganer in nativity scence is
lost but 4 mains reasons are mentioned to explain this figurine :
1) Is funny
2)
Defecating, is fertilizing the Earth
3)
Represents the equality of all people around the
world, independently that status, race, religion; because everyone defecates
4)
Explain that Jesus is God but also a human, with all
that being human implies
Christmas Carol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB4SAb3eVmc
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