Spain (España) Cultura

Bull Fights Matadore and his group (cuadrilla: team of bullfighters) 2 picadores – lancers mounted on horseback 3 banderilleros – flagmen 1 mozo de espada - sword page There are 3 matadores and they each fight 2 bulls. Three stages Picadores lance the bull in the back of the neck Banderillos put lances in the bulls back Matadore kills the bull by putting a sword through its heart.

Fiesta Brava (Ferocious Party)

Bull Fights cont. Season begins around Easter (Semana Santa) and ends around October. Can’t buy tickets online (have to go to the actual venue or through a ticket broker) Animal rights issue

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Corrida de Toros (Running of the Bulls) San Fermín, Pamplona Notorious site Has St. Fermín who is the patron saint of the festival and the city. La Corrida de Toros honors him. Must be 18 or older and arrive before 7:30 am in order to enter. Participants can be gored or trampled.

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La Tomatina A festival where participants engage in a huge tomato fight. Over 150,000 tomatoes are used (40 tons) How it starts 1. People attempt to climb a greased pole to remove a ham. 2. When the ham is removed a cannon shot rings out and then the tomato throwing commences for an hour.

Tomatina Cont. Rules: 1. You must squish the tomato before throwing it. 2. No other projectiles are to be thrown. 3. You can not rip off your T-shirt. 4. When the second shot is fired you must stop

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Festival de Las Fallas Does the smell of gunpowder excite you? Does the sight of flames make you smile? Do you secretly harbor pyrotechnic urges that are only socially acceptable on the Fourth of July? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Las Fallas of Valencia is your kind of event--a loud, smoky, high-spirited fiesta where the whole town is literally set ablaze!

What Happens? Ninots are constructed Takes a year to make Costs around $75,000 dollars Are huge puppets The crowd picks a winning Ninot and that one is saved from being set on fire Holes are cut into the other ones which are filled with fireworks

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Fun Facts On May 15th all the single women in Madrid visit the chapel called Ermita de San Isidro to prick their fingers with pins and put it in a vessel, in order to find a husband.

Fun Facts In Spain, lunch is usually eaten around 2 p.m. and is typically the largest meal of the day. Dinner is usually eaten around 9 or 10 p.m. and is much lighter.

Fun Facts Spanish inventor Manuel Jalón Corominas ( ) invented the mop in 1956.

Fun Facts There is no tooth fairy… only Ratoncito Perez Originated in España

Present Day Spain is now a Parliamentary Monarchy King: Juan Carlos I Their currency is the Euro Current Population: 43,484,000

Facts 51st largest country (Somewhat larger then California) Madrid is the capital Languages: Spanish, Basque, Galician, Catalan, Asturia, Aragonese, Aranese. Main religion is Roman Catholic Famous artists are Francisco de Goya and Pablo Picasso.

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