This document provides an overview of Spanish society, culture, and traditions. It notes that cities are where young people typically live, while villages are home to older populations. Key changes in Spanish society include increased life expectancy, an aging population, better healthcare, a high standard of living, fewer births per family, and internal and external migration. The culture section outlines the various languages, cuisine like paella and gazpacho, musical traditions like flamenco, festivals, and iconic architecture and monuments across the country and in regions like Extremadura.

1. 5 T H P R I M A RY - S O C I A L S C I E N C E
U N I T 3
SPAIN
SOCIETY AND
TRADITIONS

2. THE SOCIETY OF SPAIN
Cities – URBAN POPULATION
Here, normally the young people live.
Villages – RURAL POPULATION
Here, normally the old people live.

3. CHANGES IN THE SOCIETY OF SPAIN
 The life expectancy is bigger nowadays than
years before
 There are a lot of ancient people
 The medicines are better
 The level of life is good
 The number of births have decreased
 The numbers of children now is fewer (1 or 2)
 There are a lot of inmigrants in Spain
 A lot of people from Spain go to other countries
to work: emigrants

4. CULTURE OF SPAIN
Languages
Food
Music and dances
Art
Festivities

5. LANGUAGES
• The official language of Spain is the Spanish,
but there are other language too
• Basque
• Gallego
• Catalan
• There are also dialects: variations of the
Spanish, like in Andalucia, Extremadura, Canary
Islands.

6. FOOD
 The gastronomy of Spain is very varied.
There is a typical dish in each community
 MEDITERRANEAN DIET
It is one of the most important diets of the world
The olive oil is very important

7. FOOD
 Some typical food os Spain are:
Potato omelette Gazpacho Madrid’s stew
Paella Asturian fabada

8. FESTIVITIES
 In Spain there are a lot of festivities that are
common to all Spanish people, these are called
NATIONAL FESTIVITIES or SPANISH
HOLIDAYS
Then, each community has special festivities.
For example:
 Saint Jorge’s Day in Cáceres (23rd April)
 Saint Juan’s Festivities in Coria (24th June)
 Extremadura’s Day (8th September)

9. • Some of the most important National Festivities are:
• 1st of January – New Year
• 6th of January – The 3 wise men or the 3 Kings
• 1st of May – Worked Day
• 15th of August – Virgin Day
• 12th October – Hispanidad Day
• 1st November – Saints Day
• 6th December – Constitution Day
• 8th December – Inmaculada’s Day
• 25th December – Christmas, Jesucrist borned.

10. MUSIC AND DANCE
• In Spain there are different kinds of music and dances.
• The most typical ones are FLAMENCO and TRADITIONAL
DANCES like jota.
In each community there is a typical dance:
Sardana in Cataluña
Muñeira in Galicia

11. ART AND MONUMENTS
Spain is a country with very good writers, artists,
musicians and architechs.
Writers such as: Cervantes, Quevedo…
Artists such as: Dali, Picasso
Musicians such as: Joaquin Sabina, Serrat
Architechts such as: Gaudi or Calatrava

12. MONUMENTS OF SPAIN
• There are some important monuments in Spain such as:
• Giralda in Sevilla
• Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
• Alhambra in Granada
• Real Palace in Madrid
• In Extremadura, we have:
• The Monastery of Guadalupe in Cáceres
• Roman Theater in Merida
• Roman Bridge in Alcántara

13. QUESTIONS
- What kind of people live in the cities?
- What are the 3 principal changes of the society
of Spain now?
- What are the languages of Spain?
- What is the typical food of your country?
- What are the typical festivities of your
autonomous community?

14. ACTIVITIES
Oral activity: What is different between Spain and
America’s traditions? Speak with Ariella about that.
What is the typical food in America?
What are the main festivities?
What’s your favourite food in Spain?
What are the most important monuments that you have
visited in Spain?
What do you like most about Spain?
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