Fiestas vocabulary
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| un abrazo | embrace/hug
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| alegre | happy/cheerful
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| el ambiente | atmosphere
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| la banda | band
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| el belén | nativity scene/crib
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| la boda | wedding
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| la cabalgata | procession
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| el cante jondo | Andalusian gipsy singing
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| el carnaval | carnival
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| el Carnaval | Carnival, celebrated in February prior to Lent
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| casarse (con) | to marry/to get married (to)
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| las castañuelas | castanets
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| la celebración | celebration
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| celebrarse | to take place
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| la cena | supper/evening meal
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| el centro histórico | old (part of) town
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| la cita | appointment/date/engagement
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| la cocina típica | traditional cooking
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| la cofradía | brotherhood/guild/association
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| comparar | to compare
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| la corrida de toros | bullfight
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| cortado | embarrassed/confused
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| la costumbre | custom
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| el cumpleaños | birthday
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| cumplir | to fulfil/to carry out
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| el cura | priest
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| la danza | dancing/dance
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| el desayuno | breakfast
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| el desfile | procession
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| el Día de Reyes | Epiphany
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| el espectáculo | show
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| el estilo de vida | way of life
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| las Fallas (Valencia) | celebration of the feast of St. Joseph
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| la feria | fair
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| el festejo | celebration
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| la fiesta de moros y cristianos | fiesta during which battles between Moors and Christians are re-enacted
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| la fiesta patronal | patron saint's day
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| la fiesta | festival/fiesta/party
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| el flamenco | flamenco
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| los fuegos artificiales | fireworks
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| la guitarra | guitar
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| la hoguera | bonfire
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| la iglesia | church
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| la lotería nacional | national lottery
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| la mantilla | mantilla (ceremonial headdress)
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| el matrimonio | marriage
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| la merienda | tea/snack/picnic
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| el modo de vida | way of life
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| nacer | to be born
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| el nacimiento | birth
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| la Nochebuena | Christmas Eve
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| la Nochevieja | New Year's Eve
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| la novia | girlfriend
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| el novio | boyfriend
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| la paella | paella
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| la pandereta | tambourine
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| el paso | float(i.e., in procession)
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| el penitente | penitent
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| el plato típico | traditional dish
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| la Primera Comunión | First Communion
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| la procesión | procession
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| el pueblo típico | typical village/town
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| el regalo | present
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| la religiosidad | religiousness/religiosity/religious nature
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| la romería | pilgrimage
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| ruidoso | noisy
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| San Fermín | patron saint of Pamplona (plural form is a bull running festival)
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| la sardana | Catalan Dance
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| la siesta | siesta/afternoon nap
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| la tertulia | social gathering
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| los toros | bullfight/bullfighting
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| la tradición cultural | cultural tradition
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| la tradición religiosa | religious tradition
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| el traje típico | traditional costume
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| la tuna | student music group
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| el tuno | member of student music group
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| el turrón | turron
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| las uvas | grapes
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| la velada | social gathering/party
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| la verbena | open-air dance
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| el Viernes Santo | Good Friday
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