“Ses festes de Sant Joan” de Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, make up one of the most iconic, spectacular and participatory festivals in Spain, not only in the Balearic Islands. This festival is full of history, tradition, and love for our land, and passion for our traditions and customs. Where and when does it…
Customs, Traditions & celebrations Christmas is known as ‘Navidad‘ in Spain and is celebrated passionately every year. The celebrations begin on December 8th with the ‘Feast of Immaculada‘. On the 22nd of December, a lottery is drawn and everyone in Spain purchases tickets to win the ‘El Gordo‘. Christmas Eve or ‘Nochebuena‘ is a special…
What is “El Gordo”? As a misconception in many non-Spanish speaking countries people often assume that the term El Gordo is specific for the Christmas Lottery. Some even think that El Gordo is in fact the name of the lottery. However, the real meaning of El Gordo is simply “the first prize” (literally “the fat one” or more accurately “the big…
Day of celebration The Wine Fight takes place on the 29th of June each year in La Rioja, Spain. The wine fight history The Wine Fight takes place on the outskirts of Haro, a small wine-producing town that is one of the most important in Spain’s La Rioja region. La Rioja is world-famous for producing…
Learning Spanish from telenovelas My journey in learning Spanish started almost 10 years ago when I started watching telenovelas almost every day before bedtime. It started as a curiosity and it ended up as a passion for learning more and more. Every time I watched the telenovelas I could not miss the resemblance between my…
The Day of the Region of Valencia is celebrated on October 9th (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana). On this day, Valencian celebrate the entry of King James I The Conqueror in the Valencia city, who conquered the city of Valencia from Moorish forces in 1238, ending the reign of the Arab King Abdul Djumay. It…
FAIR OF ALBACETE The grand Albacete festivity, known as the Fair, takes place in the permanent fairground commonly known as ‘the pan’ or ‘the circles’ situated near the center of the city since the 18th century. The opening parade, with regional costumes, music, and food on the streets, takes there the Llanos Virgin, patron saint…
This week, I am on my annual family trip to Brixham in Devon, along the beautiful English southwest coastline. I bet you’re thinking, “in what way is this linked to Spain or Spanish culture?”. Well.. you’re about to find out! Family of fishing towns The past few days I have been thinking about the similarities…
La Tomatina in Buñol La Tomatina is a famous festival in Spain that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, a town located in the East of Spain. It is approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the Mediterranean sea. At this festival, participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight for an hour,…
If you have never been to the Flower Market in Columbia Road you cannot call yourself a Londoner. Today I am going to speak about one of favourite parts of London. Columbia Road is a tiny and narrow street in east London, is located between Shoreditch and Bethnal Green and it´s really well known because…
