Christmas in Spain Navidad
In Spain, we call on the day of December 24 the day of the “Noche Buena”, which is very important. On the day of December 25 is less striking than the Noche Buena. As in Portugal, the midnight Mass is called the rooster.
In some regions of Spain, the Christmas log is covered with a blanket the days preceding Christmas. At Christmas, children dance around the log by typing it with a stick so that the log gives them candy.
The menu of the Christmas meal is almost always the same: roast lamb, turkey and seafood The most typical during all these holidays, it is the confectionery: “Turron” is a kind of nougat.
The Jackpot Christmas “El sorteo de Navidad” is a draw that is a tradition of more than a century
The day gifts is not Christmas is the day of Kings, Jan. 6: these are the Magi from the East who bring gifts. It is they who have given to Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh). Spain is the only country where Latin Santa Claus has not yet imposed.
Neither the day nor the day after Christmas are holidays in Spain