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It’s Christmas time!!

Discover how Christmas is celebrated in the Canary Islands, Spain, from December 22nd to January 6th. Learn about the exciting Big Lottery draw, the festive Holy Innocents’ Day on December 28th, and the delicious traditional foods enjoyed during Navidad, including turrón and marzipan. Experience the unique New Year’s Eve tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight for good luck, and the joy of receiving presents from the Three Kings on January 6th. Join us in singing popular Christmas songs like "El Tamborilero" and more!

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It’s Christmas time!!

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  1. HELLO GUYS!! Do you know what? It’s Christmas time!!

  2. Do youknowwheretheCanaryIslands are? The Canary Islands Spain Lanzarote, where we are!!

  3. Do you want to know how we celebrate Christmas here in Spain?Keep on reading!

  4. Our traditions! • Celebrations begin in December 22nd, when the big lottery draw takes place, to January 6th, when the presents are unwrapped • The equivalent of April's Fools Day takes place in Spain on December 28th, ”El día de los Santos Inocentes”, Holy Innocents' day • Nativity scenes with figurines are laid out on a table

  5. Do youwanttoeatsomethig? • You can choose… • Turrón. • Marzipan figurines.

  6. OR YOU CAN EAT…. • The main meal. It takes place on Christmas Eve, la Nochebuena, and consists of a major dish of meat or seafood, such as lamb,bacalao, cod, or shellfish, which varies according to the region or the family's preferences. • The 'lucky grapes', in New Year's Eve, if at each stroke of the bells at midnight you take one grape and make one wishfor the New Year, it brings good luck.

  7. Presents time! • Spanish tradition has it that the Three Kings, are the ones who bear presents for all the children on the morning of January 6th.

  8. Let’s sing! There are lots of traditional Christmas songs. The most popular are: “El Tamborilero” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwM9Mnfm3ko “Noche de paz” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIT_nil7VKY “Pero mira como beben los peces en el río” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oxdXV7eA3Q

  9. That’s all folks! Sorry!! One last thing… FelízNavidad from Yaiza school!

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