🎉 Culture and traditions · Cultura y tradiciones
Vocabulary about Spanish festivals, customs and traditions. 18 words.
Article colours: blue = masculine (el), pink = feminine (la), purple = both (el/la).
| Spanish | Translation | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| la costumbre | custom | Es costumbre cenar tarde en España.It's customary to have dinner late in Spain. |
| fiesta popular | popular festival | En agosto se celebra una fiesta popular en el pueblo.In August there's a popular festival held in the village. |
| la feria | fair | La feria de abril atrae a miles de turistas.The April fair attracts thousands of tourists. |
| la procesión | procession | La procesión recorre las calles del centro.The procession goes through the streets of downtown. |
| el patrimonio | heritage | El casco antiguo es patrimonio de la humanidad.The old town is a world heritage site. |
| el folclore | folklore | El folclore andaluz incluye el flamenco.Andalusian folklore includes flamenco. |
| la gastronomía | gastronomy, cuisine | La gastronomía española es reconocida en todo el mundo.Spanish gastronomy is recognized worldwide. |
| la tapa | tapa, small dish | Fuimos de tapas por el barrio antiguo.We went out for tapas in the old neighborhood. |
| la sobremesa | after-dinner conversation | La sobremesa duró casi dos horas.The after-dinner conversation lasted almost two hours. |
| el flamenco | flamenco | Aprendió a bailar flamenco de pequeña.She learned to dance flamenco as a little girl. |
| el desfile | parade | El desfile de carnaval fue espectacular este año.The carnival parade was spectacular this year. |
| celebrar | to celebrate | Vamos a celebrar la fiesta en la plaza mayor.We're going to celebrate the festival in the main square. |
| la tradición | tradition | Es una tradición que se mantiene desde hace siglos.It's a tradition that has been kept for centuries. |
| la artesanía | handicrafts | Compramos artesanía local en el mercado.We bought local crafts at the market. |
| la romería | pilgrimage, procession | La romería termina con una comida campestre.The pilgrimage ends with a countryside picnic. |
| la verbena | street party, festival night | Bailamos toda la noche en la verbena del pueblo.We danced all night at the village street party. |
| el villancico | Christmas carol | Cantamos villancicos en Nochebuena.We sang Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. |
| el disfraz | costume | Se puso un disfraz de bruja para Halloween.She wore a witch costume for Halloween. |
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