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How to construct a ‘falla’

Las Fallas is already upon us: Valencia celebrates its most recognised party in style, that of ‘Las Fallas’. It is a celebration based around fire and fireworks which culminates on the 19th of March with the burning of the eye-catching fallas; huge satirical sculptures which represent current topics, customs…

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Why does February only have 28 days?

February is wrapping up. It is a short month because it is “missing” days, but why does this month only have 28 days (or 29 in a leap year) instead of 30 or 31 as the other months do?
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Characters who Give out Gifts in Spain

A friend of ours told us that, once, when he was little, he asked his grandmother how the Three Kings were able to bring toys on time to all the children in Spain. The old woman, who knew many of the old traditions, told the boy that the kings weren’t the only ones who gave out gifts on Christmas. In fact, there were many who helped them.

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Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo

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Christmas Monsters & Demons

It might seem strange, but in some places in the world Christmas is also the time of demons and monsters that would seem more suitable to come out in Halloween than during the celebration of the birth of Baby Jesus. Many of them form some sort of ‘good cop/bad cop’ team with Santa, and are meant to punish children who have misbehaved during the year.
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Halloween, Spanish Style

Only recently have we started celebrating Halloween in Spain. True: it is not an official holiday, and some people don’t like it because it is “imported” or “disrespectful to the dead;” but it is also very popular and it becomes more so every year. In fact, it has been accepted to the point where, slowly, it has been “Hispanized.” Why is Halloween having so much success in Spain? We’ll tell you some of the reasons, both philosophical and practical.
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Since When Is October 12 a National Holiday?

The following Wednesday, October 12 is a national holiday: as you well know, it is the commemoration of the day when Columbus discovered America, in 1492 (almost 520 years ago). Almost certainly, someone has told you that it was not Columbus, but the Vikings, who first reached America, but that is a separate issue and, given the fact that we have no proofs whatsoever of this, the official date of the discovery is still the one we celebrate.
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Enfocamp Collages Available

Every experience needs a memory. And the time in Enfocamp is no less: at the end of the season we have selected the best pictures of the different camps and we have made several collages with them, like the one below.
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Spain Vlog: Day 7 – Part 2

Music: Vamos A La Playa – Miranda A friend and I went to a spanish summer camp for 2 weeks to learn spanish. We video logged our entire trip =] You’ll notice that she has a camera throughout most of the video. You can watch her vlog on her channel – www.youtube.com/user/BlessYourFace Note: I don’t own copyrights for any of the music.