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Spanish Christmas (Navidad) and New Year's vocabulary

COSAS NAVIDEÑAS

regalo de Navidad
Christmas present

adornos de Navidad
Christmas decorations

un ramo de Navidad
a Christmas wreath

el muérdago
mistletoe

el acebo
holly

flor de Navidad/ Pascua
poinsettia

la cena de Navidad
Christmas dinner

una tarjeta de Navidad
a Christmas card

Árbol de Navidad
Christmas tree

el espumillón
tinsel

un calendario de Adviento
Advent calendar

un pesebre
a crib

la misa del Gallo
Midnight Mass

un villancico
Christmas carol

Baltasar, Gaspar, Melchor
Balthasar, Gaspar, Melchior

los Reyes Magos
the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men

una obra de Navidad
a nativity play

¡Feliz Navidad! / ¡Felices Pascuas!
Happy Christmas

¡Felices fiestas!
Season's greetings!

¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous / Happy New Year!

¿Qué te regalaron para Navidad?
What did you get for Christmas?

La Navidad está en puertas
Christmas is just around the corner

Los preparativos de la Navidad empiezan en octubre
The buildup to Christmas starts in October

el espíritu navideño
the Christmas spirit

oro gold
incienso frankincense

mirra
myrrh

Jerusalén
Jerusalem

la cabalgata
On the 6th of January there is a Christmas parade, the principal characters are the Three Wise Men who drive around the city on a float and shower the children and people with sweets and other presents.

un belén (Belén = Bethlehem)
a nativity scene

José
Joseph

la Virgen María
the virgin Mary

el niño Jesús
(baby) Jesus

los pastores
shepherds

los ángeles
angels

un burro
a donkey

Papá Noel
Father Christmas

AÑO NUEVO
tomar las uvas
to see the New Year in. (in Spain a grape is eaten for each stroke of the clock at 12pm on December 31st. Each grape is supposed to represent one month of the new year)


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