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AP Vocab Eric 9
Unas tradiciones espanoles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| La Nochebuena | Christmas Eve |
| La Misa del Gallo | Midnight Mass (Mass of the Rooster) |
| La Navidad | Christmas |
| Navideño/a | Christmas (adj.) |
| El Gordo | The Christmas Lottery (December 22nd) |
| Hogueras | "Night of the Bonfires" (people jump over bonfires for good luck on winter solstice) |
| Los Santos Inocentes | "Day of the Innocents" (practical jokes are played all over Spain) |
| La Nochevieja | New Year's Eve |
| Las doce uvas | The twelve grapes (people eat twelve grapes in the twelve seconds after midnight for good luck) |
| La ropa interior amarilla | Yellow underclothes (worn on New Year's Eve to bring good luck) |
| Los Reyes Magos | The Thee Wise Men (January 6) |
| El aguinaldo | Christmas box |
| La campana | Bell |
| La capilla | Chapel, small church |
| La cava | Spanish champagne |
| El cura/párroco | Parish priest |
| El gallo | Rooster |
| El hebreo | Hebrew language (n. OR adj.) |
| La hoguera | Bonfire |
| La jerarquía | Hierarchy |
| El judaísmo | Judaism |
| El judío | Jewish person (n. OR adj) |
| Mahoma | Muhammad |
| La mezquita | Mosque |
| La misa | Mass (church service) |
| El musulmán / La musulmana | Muslim (n. OR adj.) |
| El obispo | Bishop |
| La oración | Prayer |
| El Papa | The Pope |
| El sacerdote | Priest (in general) |
| El villancico | Christmas song |
| El vitral / La vidriera | Stained-glass window |
| Arrodillarse | To kneel down |
| Nombrar | To appoint |
| Rezar | To pray |
| Sonar | To ring (bell or telephone) |