Interesting fact that my surprise you (part 9)

December 10, 2019

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 9)

Spanish Christmas Day

Spain is a Catolic country, with more than 70 % of Spaniards, which ones declaring their faith. Spaniards don't wear Christmas trees. During fesival of "Navidad" (Christmas), they dress a crib and then, put it in the "patio" (yard of tenement, very popular in Spain). The crib is often precisely handcrafted to create an unusual view. Christmas is celebrated with great pomp and joy. On Christmas Eve the locals go out on the streets, in their folk costumes and organize parades. Next day they meet for dinner, where dominate "jamón" (typical Spanish ham) and everybody shares "turrón" (kind of nougat, reminiscent of halva). What is also worth mentioning is that, during Christmas time children do not recive gifts. The gifts are brought by Three Mage Kings on 6th of January.

Cheers ! ;)

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 8)

December 3, 2019

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 8)

Spanish bars 🍻🍷🍲🥘

In Spain there are 129 bars per 1 inhabitant. Beer in the bar is sold in bottles or glasses of 0.33 l. The capacity of 0,5 l is rare.  In Spanish bars, there are also a lot of types of  tapas. Tapas has its own story. In bars in the region of Andalusia (Spain), glasses with some alcoholic drink were covered with bread and some snack on it. Spaniards did this, to protect for example the wine against flies and loss of aroma, while the drinker himself against excessive drinking.

Cheers ! ;) 

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 7)

November 26, 2019

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 7)

Spanish surnames.

The Spaniards have two-part surnames. The first refers to father's surname and the second one, broadcast after the mother. Married women don't take their surnames after their husbands. The surnames are often repeated and you can meet a person with the surname Rodriguez Rodriguez. Names, as you can see are not seperated by dashes, but we can find hyphens like "y" (and) or "de" (from). What is more, it is also common to find more parts of surname, which is related to the fact that they carry noble titles.

Cheers ! ;)

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 6)

November 19, 2019

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 6)

The Spanish custom of New Year's Eve.

The most famous Spanish New Year's Eve custom is to eat 12 grapes 🍇 to the rhythm of the clock beating, at 24.00, with each beating you need to eat one grape to ensure luck in the New Year.

The best way to eat grapes is while you standing on your left leg, so that you can enter the New Year with your right foot. ;) 

Cheers ! ;)

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 5)

November 12, 2019

Intresting fact that may surprise you (part 5)

Chupa Chups 🍭🍭

Did you know that the most famous lollipop in the world, called Chupa Chups comes from Spain ?

Chupa Chups is a lollipop that every child and every adult knows. It was in Spain where it was invented, less than 60 years ago. The name of these sweets comes from the word "chupar" which in Spanish means "to suck". Moreover, Enric Bernat founder of the Chupa Chups company, moved to Figueras (Girona) to commission one of the most popular surrealist artist, Salvador Dalí to create the company's logo. It tooks Dalí less than an hour to design it, in a shape of a yellow daisy.

Cheers ! ;) 

Interesting fact that may suprise you (part 4)

November 5, 2019

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 4)

4.) The national dance of Spain is flamenco.

Flamenco is definitely associated with Spain. This lively and energetic dance comes from Andalusia. Usually on stage you can see a beautiful dancer in a wide dress with frills. She often performs with a partner. They both wear shoes on special heels, making loud noises and tapping on the dance floor. The dance is always accompanied by music performed, mostly on guitar, clapping, snapping fingers and castanets.

An interesting fact about flamenco is that, since 2010 has been on  the UNESCO list of intangible national heritage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNhfV_53W7A (In the link short performance of flamenco)

Cheers ! ;)

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 3)

October 29, 2019

Interesting fact that may surprise you (part 3)

3.) Tomato fight ? Such things only in Spain.

One of the most celebrated holidays in Spain is La Tomatina. It is a time when all Spaniards go out, on the street and throw tomatoes on each others. Sounds like a movie scene, but once a year it actually happens. At the end of August, the largest tomato battle in the world is taking place in the small town of Buñol.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_6NRddULq4

Cheers ! ;)

Intresting fact that may surprise you (part2)

October 22, 2019

Intresting fact that may surprise you (part 2)

2.) Siesta in Spain - part of the culture and tradition!

Siesta in Spain is an indispensable part of the country's culture and tradition. The undoubted reason for this custom is the prevailing climate in Spain. In earlier times, Spaniards worked in rooms without air conditioning, what is more, no one even knew about the existence of this device. At noon the temperatures were so high that the Sun's rays could be dangerous to health, for this reason a break at work was a natural course of things. The body demanded rest and recovery on such hot days. In addition, it was worth teaking a break for a short nap after a hearty dinner. The official siesta hours in Spain starts at 14.00 to 17.00 p.m. However, in practice it can be vary and often it also depends on the season of the year. Some stores are closed earlier and some later. Everything depends on the preferences of the owner. Let's pay attention to the fact that if you were to arrange a meeting with Spaniard during siesta, then his coming on time, borders on a miracle.

Cheers! ;)

Interesting fact that may surprise you.(Part1)

October 15,2019

Interesting fact that may surprise you! (Part 1)

1.) Spaniards are nuts about ham!

The word: "Jamón" (ham) has a special place in the Spanish culinary alphabet. "Jamón" or ripening pork ham is a great pride of Spain. There are many stores that sell only these hams and their walls are hung with pig's legs. What's more - there are even museums dedicated to this type of ham! Spain is simply crazy about her.
If you are ever interested in buying real Spanish ham (whole pork leg) you must know that this isn't a cheap purchase. The average price is up to 170 euros. That's why it's important to cut it with a special, well-sharpened knife into very thin slices, thanks to which the ham will last for more time.

Cheers ! ;)

Welcome to my blog!

October 8, 2019

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog!

                                                                                                              

My name's Sandra and this is my first blog post! I'm very happy that I can start to share with you my experiences from my trips to Spain.
 
My adventure with Spain began many years ago (about 8 years ago) and that's when I started traveling to Spain and learning (in my opinion) the most beautiful language that exists, that is, Spanish. At first I tried to learn Spanish on my own, but then I decided to study Spanish philology, which only convinced me that this is what I want to do in the future.

On this blog I will show you my experience of traveling to Spain, and what is worth visiting in this beautiful country. What's more, I will share with you my knowledge about the everyday life of the Spaniards, which I gained while doing internships there. 

I hope that my blog will interest you and you will learn about Spain something you didn't know before.

Cheers ! ;)