Vocabulary around holidays, traditions, and cultural references across the Spanish-speaking world. Front: the Spanish word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- Día de Muertos
- Day of the Dead
- Carnaval
- carnival, a celebration with parades and festivities before Lent
- Nochebuena
- Christmas Eve
- Semana Santa
- Holy Week, the week preceding Easter
- Feria de Abril
- April Fair, a major spring celebration in Seville
- Las Fallas
- spring festival in Valencia featuring large wooden structures that are burned
- Quinceañera
- a young woman's fifteenth birthday celebration
- Corrida de toros
- bullfighting
- Flamenco
- passionate style of Spanish dance and music from Andalusia
- Paella
- Spanish rice dish cooked in a wide shallow pan with saffron
- Tapas
- small appetizers or dishes served with drinks
- Churros
- fried pastries, often served with hot chocolate
- Gazpacho
- cold soup made from tomatoes and vegetables
- Pan de muerto
- sweet bread eaten during Day of the Dead celebrations
- Piñata
- decorated container filled with treats, broken open during celebrations