Most popular Spanish customs discusses several common traditions in Spain. The siesta is a daily nap seen as important for health. Spanish life takes place in the streets, as people socialize outside. There are also many festivals throughout the year. "Ir de tapas" is a tradition of eating small plates of food while socializing at bars. Food customs include eating grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve and typically drinking several cups of coffee per day. Stores stay open late and meals are also usually late, with dinner around 9pm. Common greetings involve kissing or handshakes depending on gender. Non-verbal gestures can have different meanings across cultures.

1. Most popular Spanish
customs
By Bea Rodríguez and Celia Guirado

2. “LA SIESTA”
Popular spanish custom
for other people.
The nap is scientifically
proven that improves
health and helps keep
you awake.

3. Life on the Street.
Spain is famous because of the movement there is on
the street.
A lot of people is out; eating and talking with friends,
shopping, walking,…
Is normal that at nigth in Spain there are people out.
The life in Spain is made on the streets.

4. Popular festivals
In Spain there's a tradition of many
festivals where people from
different cities go to see them and
enjoy them. some examples of
them are: "April Fair", "Tenerife's
and Cadiz's carnival", "La
Tomatina", etc.
But even so, after all, there are
parties every weekend at the
discos.

5. “Ir de tapas”
“Ir de tapas” is very common
in Spain.
And is an opportunity to
meet with Friends.
It´s usual to eat the “tapas” or “pinchos” in the bar of
the restaurant with a drink and stand up.
The most famous “tapas” are in León and Andalucía
although you can find “tapas” in the whole country.
The most popular “pinchos” are in País Vasco.

6. Food traditions
Another of the many Spanish traditions are the twelve strokes, that
they are celebrated on New Year's Eve ( December 31 ) , where you
take a grape for each chime. It is a tradition to start the year all
right
Coffee is a very Spanish phenomenon. Many people drink several
cups of coffee throughout the day. Also people drink coffee after
dessert . and to no be different, the three types of coffees that are
usually asking are : coffee with milk, black coffee or white coffee.
And in Spain is usually common to leave a tip to the waiter. It is a
completely voluntary practice, and in many restaurants often leave
a tip after a meal as courtesy.

7. Timetables
Shops open until late, people on the street at all
hours, bars and restaurants open till late. We got up
early and went to bed late. Meals are also made late,
eat into 14:00 and 15:00, dinner about 21:00.
Spain is a country full of life.

8. How to salute
When people meet in Spain
they shake hands, or give two
kisses.
It depends in the people that
meet
• Woman-woman: two kisses
• Man-man: shake hands
• Woman-man: two kisses
If the meeting is very
formal and impotant
they always shake
hands.

9. Non-verbal communication
In Spain , when we lift the thumb means
that we are agree or we want to say OK ,
while in other countries have an obscene
meaning .
Other situation can be when you look
directly into the eyes of the person who
are speaking to you, in many countries it
is consider polite, but for example in Asia
es considered disrespectful and rude.
Also if you nod your head, in Spain it
means YES; while in India it means NO.

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