Introduction
You are going to research information about Christmas in some places of the Spanish speaking world. Make sure you understand and answer all the questions. You will be comparing and contrasting the traditions later.
Task
We are going to be comparing how Christmas and the holidays are celebrated in Spanish speaking countries.
Process
Introduction:
Watch the following videos - in Spanish. They have lots of information on all three holidays. You might need to rewatch a few times. She is speaking Spanish, but there are English subtitles at the bottom and a running vocabulary on the left hand side of the screen. If you have headphones, you can plug them in to listen, otherwise, you will need to turn the sound off and read the subtitles.
Christmas Day New Year's Eve Epiphany
Try these two games about La Navidad on Quia:
Other Resources:
http://www.spain.info/en_US/reportajes/navidades_en_espana_tradicion_y_diversion.html
http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/traditions/spain.htm
http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishchristmascarols/
http://spanishfood.about.com/od/holidaysfeasts/a/menunavidad.htm
http://gospain.about.com/od/christmasinspain/qt/christmasfood.htm
Spain: First, go to the following website: http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/spain.shtml and answer the following questions:
- What is Christmas midnight mass called?
- What is Christmas dinner called?
- What is a common saying people say after the midnight mass?
- What is Dec. 28th?
- What US holiday is similar to the holiday celebrated on the 28th?
- When do children open most of their presents?
- What do children do on Jan 5th (epiphany eve)?
- What do students leave instead of milk and cookies?
- Who leaves presents (hint: it’s not santa)?
- What are the names of the three kings?
- What do the Spanish call nativity scenes?
- What is a Roscón?
Mexico: Then go to: http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/mexico.shtml and answer these questions:
- When is Christmas celebrated?
- What is a posada and how many are there?
- What do families do on Christmas Eve?
- What is a common game that is played at posadas?
- How many spikes are around it? And what do they stand for?
- What are nativity scenes called in Mexico?
- What is Christmas eve called in Spanish?
- What is celebrated on Dec. 28?
- Do people in Mexico celebrate on Dec. 24 (Christmas) or Jan. 6 (Epiphany)?
- What is the Rosca de Reyes?
- What is the Candelaria?
- How big was the largest ever angel ornament?
Video:
This will be your challenge for today - you may need to watch it a few times. It goes relatively fast ... closer to native speed. Use headphones or earbuds please.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1umSMYOrhpqnIft5CAt19usptJxdHLo_R
Contesta las preguntas según el video
1. ¿De dónde viene la frase "Feliz Navidad?"
2. ¿Qué significa "Weinachten?"
3. ¿Qué significa la palabra "Christmas" literalmente?
4. ¿Qué contiene el nacimiento o pesebre?
5. ¿De dónde viene la tradición del árbol de navidad?
6. ¿Qué representa(n) ...?
la estrella sobre el árbol
las luces
las manzanas
las bolas que decoran el árbol
los brazos alrededor del árbol
7. Escribe los diferentes nombres del hombre que reparte los regalos en Navidad.
8. ¿Cómo sabe Santa Claus si un niño es bueno o no?
9. ¿Qué son villancicos?
10. ¿En qué están basadas las posadas?
Evaluation
Finally, In a three circle Venn Diagram, compare the Christmas traditions of Spain, Mexico, and the USA.
Be prepared to present and turn in your findings.
Conclusion
What can you conclude about Christmas and Christmas traditions? What alternative would you suggest to improve how we celebrate Christmas in this country? What information would you use to evaluate Christmas celebrations in each country? Yes, I am making make a judgement call for each but you must have something to support your opinion.
Credits
Very few changes made - came from https://www.createwebquest.com/ksaldivar/la-navidad.