A Spanish Christmas is celebrated very different to the British Christmas.
The Spanish always have this little man warming himself at the fire in their nativities to show that man was not made perfect, we all have our faults, it has become a game each year looking for the bare bottom, it is somewhere different each time.On Christmas Eve Spanish families their Christmas meal, this begins at 10-30 p.m. and it consists of at least nine course, The meal goes on till after midnight when Christmas day arrives. They do not give presents on Christmas day this comes later on the three kings day. No food is cooked Christmas day they eat the left overs from their banquet.
January 5th. is the Three Kings day, there is a parade through the streets to the Plaza where they give out gifts to the children, it is very similar to our children going to see Father Christmas, but Spanish parents don't have to pay for the children to receive the gifts it is all free. After the Three Kings parade the family has a celebration meal and the children all go to bed to wait for Papa Noel to come if they have been good and go straight to sleep. Sounds familiar doesn't it, when the awake all their Christmas presents have been delivered.These photos are from last January's parade
On new years eve everybody gathers in the plaza in front of the church and wait for the church bells to strike the new year in.
It is a Spanish good luck tradition that on each strike of the bell you pop a seedless grape into your mouth, if you don't eat them very quick you have twelve grapes in your mouth.We did it last year I could not eat them fast enough and had a mouth full of grapes, but I could not manage the twelve. The supper markets run out of seedless grapes at this time of year, imagine having to do it with grapes with seeds in.
Well all there is left to say is I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a happy new yearFeliz Navid y Anos Nueve.
Jeanette Spain
6 comments:
Oh how lovely! It choked me up when Brian spoke and wished us a Merry Christmas. They do have some very nice occasions in Spain, don't they? Is your video taken with a digital camera, or a proper camcorder? I don't have sound on my digital camera, just vision, which is a shame:0(
Was there sound on Jeanette's? I did not have any at all.
We have not been to see the nativity scene this year yet. It is indeed beautiful, and I have managed to bore my family with loads of videos of it lol.
Tina x
How lovely! I heard it all. I might see if I can get a short video of our show on my blog :O)
Happy Christmas to you both.
I remember Tina sending us lots of cine of the model of Bethlehem. she was so excited because she's never seen it before, we didn't get much explanation!!!! That was all so interesting Jeanette. So many different celebrations between now and the New year. Let us know how many grapes you manage this year (If you are going to be in Spain for New Year. Perhaps that's another game you could introduce into your mad New Year party Sandie and Len! Thank you once again Jeanette for a very interesting and entertaining blog!
I took the vidio with the digital camera, it has sound on it.
Jeanette Spain
I would love to see a vidio of your show Babs.
Do you mean Brian wished you a happy Christmas and you did not hear it Tina. Shame on you. lol
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