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La Navidad Vocab :-)
Holidays, Traditions, Food, and Decorations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nochebuena | Christmas Eve |
| Día de navidad | Christmas Day |
| Año Nuevo | New Year |
| Nochevieja | New Year's Eve |
| El día de año nuevo | New Year's Day |
| las vacaciones de Navidad | the Christmas holidays |
| las Navidades or la Navidad | Yuletide |
| el Día de Reyes | 6th January the day when presents are traditionally given in Spanish-speaking countries |
| la Noche de Reyes | Twelfth Night |
| el Día de los Santos Inocentes | 28th December similar to April Fool's Day |
| regalo de navidad | Christmas present |
| adornos de Navidad | Christmas decorations |
| un ramo de Navidad | a Christmas wreath |
| el muérdago | mistletoe |
| el acebo | holly |
| flor de Navidad | poinsettia |
| la comida de Navidad | Christmas dinner |
| una tarjeta de Navidad, un crismas | a Christmas card |
| Árbol de navidad | Christmas tree |
| el espumillón | tinsel |
| un calendario de Adviento | Advent calendar |
| un pesebre | a crib |
| la misa del gallo | Midnight Mass |
| un villancico | Christmas carol |
| adorno (Árbol de navidad) | bauble |
| los Reyes Magos | the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men |
| tomar las uvas | to see the New Year in. (in Spain a grape is eaten for each stroke of the clock at 12pm on December 31st. Each grape is supposed to represent one month of the new year) |
| un auto de Navidad | a nativity play |
| ¡Feliz Navidad! or ¡Felices Pascuas! | Merry Christmas |
| ¡Felices fiestas! | Season's greetings! |
| ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! | Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! |
| ¿Qué te regalaron para Navidad? | What did you get for Christmas? |
| La Navidad está en puertas | Christmas is just around the corner |
| el espíritu navideño | the Christmas spirit |
| la cabalgata | On 6th January there is a Christmas parade, the principal characters are the "magic kings" who drive around the city on a float and shower the children and people with sweets and other presents. |
| un belén (Belén = Bethlehem) | a nativity scene |
| los pastores | shepherds |
| los ángeles | angels |
| Papá Noel | Father Christmas or Santa |
| un pastel de Navidad | a Christmas cake |
| el pavo | turkey |
| polvorones | a typical Spanish sweet, dry and powdery and made with almonds |
| una rosca de Reyes | a large, round bun baked for 6th January with candied fruits and things hidden (coins, etc.) inside |
| turrón | a typical Spanish sweet eaten at Christmas made with ground almonds |
| el Gordo | Massive Christmas lottery which takes place on 22nd December, almost everyone buys a ticket. The results are sang by children as the balls come out of the machine. |