Feliz Navidad

 Click on the link to watch the slide presentation and then answer the questions 

Preguntas de Navidad

1.    What marks the official opening of the Christmas season in Spain?

2. What do people do on December 21 Las Hogueras en Granada?

3. What is the name of the National lottery in Spain drawn on 22^nd December?

4. What does La NocheVieja mean, and what happens?

5. What do children do on the night of 5^th January?

6. 3 kings visit hospitals all over Spain delivering gifts to children on which date?

Navidad de Mickey Mouse y Pluto

Listen for these words as you watch Mickey and Pluto find a Christmas tree. 

Árbol    tree

¡Carrumba!    Wow!

¡Muy bien, andar, vámonos    Very good, walk, let's go!

¿Qué te parece?    What do you think?

¡Mira Pluto, ya está!    Look Pluto, that's it!

Ardillas     Squirrels 

Son muy graciosos.    They are very funny

Moors & Christians Festival

Moors & Christians Festival Elda

San Fermin

 

The fiesta of San Fermin, held in Pamplona , Spain , is a celebration of religion and culture.

This celebration includes bullfights, trade fairs, and running with bulls held every day for nine days in the month of July. This celebration has been held every year since 1951 and is a great economic draw for the city.

Click on the link to hear the San Fermin song

Uno de enero

Dos de febrero

Tres de marzo

Cuatro de abril

Cinco de mayo

Seis de junio

Siete de julio

San Fermin

A group of students from the Gardens School made a video about the San Fermin festival.

"Las celebraciones en español son divertidas"

Here is the link to our movie:

We chose the Festival of San Fermin because we had learned a bit about bullfighting when we listened to Kea 2's debates and we wanted to find out more about why it was important to the Spanish people. We discovered that bullfighting, in Pamplona, is part of a much bigger festival and we wanted to try to experience something of the excitement of the festival.

Script for San Fermín movie

Rebekah - ¡Oye amigos! ¡Estoy muy emocionada! Hey guys! I’m really excited!

Richard - ¿Por qué? Why?

Rebekah – Porque mi madre dijo que vamos a ir a Pamplona el año que viene. Because my mother said that we are going to go to Pamplona next year.

Richard – ¿Por qué Pamplona? Why Pamplona?

Rebekah – Hay un festival allí cada año, llamado San Fermín. There is a festival there every year, called San Fermin.

Richard - ¿Qué fecha es el festival de San Fermín? What date is the festival of San Fermin?

Rebekah –El siete hasta al catorce de julio. Pero la fiesta se abre en el 6 de julio en mediodía, con un chupinazo. The 7th July until the 14 July, but the party begins in the 6th July at midday, with a sky rocket.

Hunter - ¿Dónde está Pamplona? Where is Pamplona?

Rebekah – En el norte de España. In the north of Spain.

Mighael - ¿Cómo es el festival de San Fermín? What is the festival of San Fermin like?

Rebekah – Hay desfiles, música, baile, bandas, unas corridas de toros, y cada mañana, los encierros. There are parades, music, dancing, bands, bull fights, and every morning the running of the bulls.

Mighael – Quiero ir a un encierro. I want to go to a bull run.

Hunter - Yo también. Me too.

Richard – Para mí, quiero ver una corrida de toro. Me, I want to see a bull fight.

Mighael - ¿Quién es San Fermín? Who is San Fermin?

Richard – Él es el Patrón Santo de Pamplona. He is the Patron Saint of Pamplona.

Todos – ¡Viva San Fermín!

Another video about Las Fiestas de San Fermin

Carnaval de Cádiz

Cada año en febrero en Cádiz (Este año no tendremos carnaval ) hay una fiesta más grande se llama 'Carnaval de Cádiz'. 

Cádiz is a city in the southwest of Spain and is the oldest inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in Western Europe. The city was founded in 1100 BC by the Phoenicians.

The carnival is believed to have been inspired by the carnival of Venice – a city with which Cádiz enjoyed prosperous trading relationships in the 16th century when its port was one of the most important in Spain.

The carnival contains street shows  (Flamenco en Cádiz ), dance and singing, diverse gastronomic (food) events,

 

parades, humorous singing shows, dance parties with fancy clothes in open air, firework displays, etc…   

Carnaval                           

The most significant events in the carnival are two giant parades with the participation of the crowd:                                                         The first parade is called Gran Cabalgata (Great Parade) takes place on the first Sunday of the carnival. It attracts more than ten thousand visitors.   

                                                                                     

The second Parade is Cabalgata del Humor (Comedy Parade). It is held on the last week of the carnival.

Piñatas

Piñata - Wikipedia

A piñata (/pɪnˈjɑːtə/, Spanish pronunciation: [piˈɲata]  is a container often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth; it is decorated, and filled with small toys or candy, or both, and then broken as part of a ceremony or celebration. Piñatas are commonly associated with Mexico.

Click on the link to learn how to make
 3 different Piñatas

This method uses a cereal box

History of the Piñata

Cinco de Mayo 2020

Click on this link for Cinco de Mayo information

Draw a sombrero

Mexican Hat Dance music

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by making tacos!

                                  Video on making Tacos
Recipe:

Beef Tacos

1 lb (1/2 kilo) ground beef
1 cup water
1 package taco seasoning mix  (approx 2-3 tbsp)
12 hard or soft taco shells
Toppings like:  shredded cheese, chopped tomato, shredded lettuce, chopped onion, salsa, chopped green onions

Brown ground beef in a non-stick skillet.  Drain.  Stir in water and seasoning mix.  Simmer uncovered for 5 -10 minutes, until slightly thickened.  Serve with warmed soft or hard taco shells.

If you want to be really clever, you could make your own taco seasoning:

Mix all the ingredients together and hey presto!

1 tsp  chile powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cumin ground

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp oregano 

1/2 tsp coriander ground

1/4 tsp black pepper 

NZALT Poster Competition

Poster Competition Why learn a language? International Languages Week: Week 7 (25 - 29 May), term 2, 2020   Please note that the date for International Languages Week has changed to 25 - 29 May to reflect the change to the term 2 dates for 2020 due to Covid-19 school closures. NZALT is pleased to announce the following activities for students and schools to participate in which celebrate all of the languages taught in New Zealand. A poster competition is being run by NZALT in conjunction with International Languages Week. Please note that this competition is open to the schools of NZALT members only. See the poster below for further details. Students are able to post or email their posters directly to Christine Williams, Secretary NZALT, but they must give the name and address of their school as well as their name.