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Through the year

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Fiesta time!

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Fiesta time!

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Los ReyesEl 6 de enero

Las fallasEl 19 de marzo

San JorgeEl 23 de abril

La noche de San JuanEl 23 de junio

San FermínEl 6 de julio

La NocheviejaEl 31 de diciembre

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Through the year

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Es + el + [número] + de + [mes].

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La Nochevieja

El 31 de diciembre

Nochevieja literally means ‘old night’ and refers to New Year's Eve. On this night, families often gather together to share a meal before welcoming in the New Year. Celebrations in Spain look a lot like the celebrations in the UK but with one big difference. The Spanish have a very unique New Year’s tradition, which involves eating twelve grapes at midnight, one on each strike of the clock. It is actually quite tricky, but those who do manage it are said to have good luck for the whole year!

Las Fallas

El 19 de marzo

This is a festival that takes place in Valencia and lasts around five days. During this time, local people build huge statues made of papier mâché, cardboard, wood or plaster.These massive figures are burnt on the final night of the festival, the 19th March, which is also the feast of San José - St Joseph. Every year a vote takes place and one of the statues is saved from burning and kept in a local museum.

San Jorge

El 23 abril

You may have thought that St George is the patron saint of England, but he is also the patron saint of two parts of Spain called Aragón and Cataluña. In Cataluña, St George‘s day is like a Spanish Valentine’s Day when, traditionally, men gave women roses and women gave men books. These days, roses and books are still the main gifts but the rules about who gives what to who are not so fixed.

La Noche de San Juan

El 23 junio

Go to almost any major beach in Spain on the Noche de San Juan - the night before St John’s Day, and you will see dozens of bonfires, beach parties and colourful fireworks. This is a very popular festival in Spain that not only celebrates the feast of St John, but also marks the start of summer.

Los Reyes

El 6 de enero

This festival celebrates the arrival of the three kings at the stable where Jesus was born. On the night of the 5th January, parades take place across Spain where the three kings process through the towns. In Spain, rather than Father Christmas bringing the presents to children’s houses on the 25th December, it is the kings, who bring the gifts early on the 6th January, making this festival a lot more exciting than Christmas for most Spanish children.

This festival is famous all over the world, not because of the dancing giant puppets, but because of the traditional ‘running of the bulls,’ which happens on each day of the festival.

Las Fiestas de San Fermín

El 6 de julio

A group of bulls are let loose from their pen to run through the narrow streets of Pamplona until they reach the bull ring. Runners, dressed in white with a red scarf and red beret run in front of the bulls trying to dodge out of the way if one gets too close. Thousands of people come from all over the world to watch this, but some people do not agree with it and say it is too dangerous and very cruel to the bulls.