We receive presents on Christmas (December 25th) and Epiphany (January 6th). On Christmas Eve and Epiphany Eve, children are given presents by Santa Claus or the three wise men after being told whether they were naughty or nice that year. In Spain, families exchange gifts in the morning on these holidays and nougat candy is a Christmas tradition. People decorate trees and sofas with wrapped gifts and parades feature Santa Claus and the wise men throwing gifts to children. As children, people believe these gift-givers are real but grow to understand their parents put the gifts there.

2. We receive presents on 25th December or/and
on 6th January. When we receive our presents,
we get up early to open them.
Santa Clause gives the presents to the children
on 24th December and the three wise men on
6th January.
If a child has been naughty during the year,
the three wise men or Santa gives coal to this
child.

3.  Here in Spain there is a typical candy
wich is tradition to eat in Christmas. It’s
called the Nougat Candy (TURRÓN),
and it is made of chocolate, almonds,
sugar and honey. The afternoon before
the three wise men come there is in my
town a parade in my town.

4. We wrap the presents with wrapping paper.
We put them on the sofa and underneath the Christmas
tree. There are parades where the three wise men and
Santa Claus throw presents to the children. We buy
presents for our family. At the beginning of December we
do our Christmas shopping. We usually buy clothes, toys or
games. We expect to get money from our grandparents,
games from our parents and clothes, videogames and
money from our uncles and aunts. On the night of 24th
December we meet our family and they give us money.
We give the presents in the morning of 25th December
and the 6th January the three wise men come and give
us more presents. When we are children we believe that
Santa Claus and the three wise men exist, but then we
realize that it is our parents who put the gifts under the
tree.

5. Christmas carols are typical in Spain; for example
‘bell after bell’; this is our favourite song. The typical
instruments to play Christmas Carols are tambourine,
bells and a traditional drum-like instrument called
zambomba. The music is religious. They are sung at
Christmas.
In Spain it is typical to go from house to house singing
for money. This is called ask for ‘aguinaldo’ .The
people sing in church, in the town hall square and at
home. Christmas Carols can be heard at shopping
centres since the beginning of December.

6. In Spain it is a tradition to celebrate new year’s eve with the family an
friends with a dinner.
It is a date when people meet their family and friends. This day we eat
chicken, seafood and expensive things, and we toast with champagne.
The people wear red underclothes. The people sell lottery to win some
money. In Spain the people go to the town hall square to celebrate it.
They light fireworks.
At 12 o’clock at night people eat 12 grapes when de bell chimes 12 to
have good luck during the year.
After eating the grapes young people go to the disco or to parties with
their friends.
On New Year’s Eve we can watch typical music programs on TV.
On New Year we meet to have lunch with the family. The people wear
red underclothes.