Coffee Break Spanish

CBS 1.10 | Christmas edition

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Dec 20, 2008
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ANECDOTE

Mexican Christmas Traditions

  • Jair, a Mexican interviewee, explains the Posadas tradition, a nine-day celebration symbolizing Mary and Joseph's journey.
  • They involve house-to-house visits, food, drink, piñatas, and church services.
ANECDOTE

Spanish Christmas Gift-Giving

  • Anna, from Spain, explains that Spanish children receive gifts twice during Christmas.
  • Once on Christmas Day from Papa Noel, and again on January 6th from the Three Kings.
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The Cagatio Tradition

  • Anna describes the Cagatio, a Catalan Christmas tradition involving a log with a painted face and Santa hat.
  • Children "feed" the log before Christmas and hit it with a stick on Christmas Day to get presents.
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