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DIAS FESTIVOS
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| 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 / 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) |
COSAS NAVIDEÑAS
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| 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 Chrstmas 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 |
| Baltasar, Gaspar, Melchor | Balthasar, Gaspar, Melchior |
| 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! / ¡Felices Pascuas! | Happy Christmas |
| ¡Felices fiestas! | Season's greetings! |
| ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! | Merry Christmas and a Prosperous / Happy New Year! |
| ¿Qué te regalaron para Navidad? | What did you get for Christmas? |
| La Navidad está en puertas | Christmas is just around the corner |
| Los preparativos de la Navidad empiezan en octubre | The buildup to Christmas starts in October |
| el espíritu navideño | the Christmas spirit |
| oro | gold |
| incienso | frankincense |
| mirra | myrrh |
| Jerusalén | Jerusalem |
| 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 |
| José | Joseph |
| la Virgen María | Mary |
| el niño Jesús | (baby) Jesus |
| los pastores | shepherds |
| los ángeles | angels |
| un burro | a donkey |
| Papá Noel | Father Christmas |
COMIDA
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| un tronco de Navidad | a Christmas yule log |
| un pastel de Navidad | a Christmas cake |
| el pavo | turkey |
| langostinos | king prawns |
| mantecados | traditional Christmas sweet made mainly from lard and almonds very similar to a "polvorón" |
| polvorones | a typical Spanish sweet, dry and powdery and made with almonds |
| una rosca de Reyes / un roscón de Reyes | a large, round bun baked for 6th January with candied fruits and things hidden (coins, etc.) inside |
| turrón turrón blando turrón duro turrón de chocolate | a typical Spanish sweet eaten at Christmas made with ground almonds hard and nougat-like made with chocolate and puffed rice |
| mazapán | marzipan |
| una cesta de Navidad | a Christmas hamper |
| (una copa de) cava | (a glass of) Spanish sparkling wine, similar to champagne |
| 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. |
