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With all these posts celebrating the different fiestas and holidays of Spain, you should know how to tell when these events happen, and what time they start and end!
How to tell time:
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Here are a number of useful time expressions:
por la mañana
in the morning (no specific time)
de la mañana
in the morning (specific time)
por la tarde
in the afternoon (no specific time)
de la tarde
in the afternoon (specific time)
por la noche
in the evening or night (no specific time)
de la noche
in the evening or night (specific time)
la mañana
morning
el mañana
tomorrow, future
mañana por la mañana
tomorrow morning
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
ayer
yesterday
anoche
last night
la noche anterior, anteanoche
the night before last
el lunes que viene
next Monday
la semana que viene
next week
el año que viene
next year
el lunes pasado
last Monday
la semana pasada
last week
el año pasado
last year
al mediodía
at noon
a la medianoche
at midnight
alrededor de
around
de día
days
durante el día
during the day
a tiempo
on time
en punto
exactly, on-the-dot
tarde
late
temprano
early
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If you can count to 29 in Spanish, you can tell time.
The basic way of telling time in Spanish is use to the singular form of ser ("to be"), which is es, for one o'clock and the plural form, son, for other times. Minutes can be stated simply by separating them from the hour using y, the word for "and."
Es la una. It is 1:00.
Es la una y dos. It is 1:02.
Son las dos. It is 2:00.
Son las tres. It is 3:00.
Son las seis y cinco. It is 6:05.
Son las siete y diez. It is 7:10.
Son las once y diecinueve. It is 11:19.
To indicate the half hour, use media. Use cuarto to indicate the quarter hours.
Es la una y media. It is 1:30.
Son las cuatro y media. It is 4:30.
Es la una y cuarto. It is 1:15.
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¡Día de los Santos Inocentes!
This holiday, celebrated every December 28, commemorates the death of all the children below the age of two in Jerusalem, when King Herod wanted to get rid of the child Jesus. However, this event is celebrated in the most ironic of fashions; this sad event in the Bible is remembered by unleashing jokes and pranks of all kinds in Spain. This is the equivalent of April Fool's Day in Spain. People go around playing tricks on one another on this day of commemoration.
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¡Feliz Navidad!
Christmas is an almost worldwide celebration of giving and kindness. Though it started off as the celebration of Jesus' birth, over time it opened up to non-Christian beliefs and became the season of generosity and general cheer. In Spain, Christmas Eve is known as nochebuena, or "the Good Night." Families gather to eat and enjoy each others' company in this season of Christmas.
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception!
This Christian celebration is observed around the world annually, every December 8. It is a holy day of obligation for Christians, particularly for the Catholic Church, and is a public holiday for Spain.
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¡Día de la Constitución!
Also known as Constitution Day, December 6 marks the anniversary of a referendum held in Spain in 1978. A new constitution was approved in this referendum. This was an important step in Spain's transition to becoming a constitutional monarchy and democracy.
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All Saints' Day!
This holiday is celebrated worldwide, on the same date: November 1. In Spain, one will notice that on this day most cemeteries will be filled with flowers. The Spanish commemorate their dearly departed on this day and celebrate their lives by bringing flowers to the graves of their loved ones. There are a few traditional sweets that the Spanish eat on All Saints' Day, the most common being Huesos de Santo (literally 'saint's bones'). This is made of marzipan and dulce de yema. Another is buñuelos de viento. In Spain, around this time of year, it is common to see the play "Don Juan Tenorio," which is about the mythical and romantic Don Juan.
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¡Fiestas del Pilar!
Fiestas del Pilar, or Feasts of the Virgin Mary of the Pillar, are an annual festival held in Zaragoza, Spain, on October 12. The festival usually starts the weekend before the 12th, and lasts about ten days. The first mass in the day is celebrated in the Saint Chapel of the Basilica del Pilar, around 4.30 a.m., and is called the solemne misa de infantes ("solemn mass of the infants"). In the morning and afternoon of the 12th, there is a huge offering of flowers; people dressed in traditional clothing gather to prepare and parade an image of the Virgin Mary of the Pillar, mounted on a pedestal filled with flowers. After this follows a pontifical mass. On the morning of the 13th, another offering is paraded around, this time of fruits. At some point during the festivals there is a parade of the unique Rosario de Cristal, or "rosary of glass;" this parade alone comprises of 29 parade floats made of glass.
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¡La Mercè!
This annual festival, celebrated every September 24, is the major festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The festival features a parade with gegants i capgrossos, and is celebrated to honor the Virgin of Grace (Mare de Déu de la Mercè).
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¡La Tomatina!
La Tomatina is celebrated yearly in the town of Bunol, on August 28. Thousands of people from around the world visit every year to join the “worlds biggest food fight”. The participants here throw tomatoes at each other for purely fun; however, it is believed that the Tomatina started in 1945, during a parade of the "Little Rabbit." Some woodland animals were apparently eating all the watermelons, so the people at the parade threw tomatoes at them; one missed and hit a person. Then, people started throwing the tomatoes and later the police had to attack everyone.
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Feast of Saint James!
The people of Spain celebrate the life and deeds of St.James, son of Zebedee, on July 25. Theater productions, street shows, concerts and dance events are held, together with religious services.
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¡Los Sanfermines!
Also known as the Festival of San Fermín, this celebration is held in the city of Paloma, and mixes a variety of contrasts: official and popular culture, religion and profanity, new and old, and order and chaos. The fiesta kicks off with the launch of a rocket (el chupinazo) in the square of town hall at noon on July 6th and ends nine days later on July 14th. The most famous event is the encierro, or the running of bulls. It is held to honor Saint Fermin, the co-patron of Navarre.
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Corpus Christi!
Corpus Christi, or body of Christ, is actually a Christian celebration celebrated around the world; however, this festival is also wildly popular in Spain. Celebrated on June 6, this celebration is mostly commemorated in places like Toledo, Malaga, Granada, and Seville. The festival begins with solemn and magnificent processions, bearing the consecrated host and passing through the streets. These processions can be elaborate, featuring saints and characters from the Bible, following a path decorated with wreaths and flowers.
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