ASpanishChristmas西班牙圣诞节
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>-<span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="extends">extends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 6, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span>.1 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Epiphany">Epiphany</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="treats">treats</span>2 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Magi">Magi</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>.3</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nativity">Nativity</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="depicts">depicts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.4 <span word="These">These</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="craftsmanship">craftsmanship</span>.5 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span>6 <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="booths">booths</span>7 <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="squares">squares</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="booths">booths</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ornaments">ornaments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nativity">Nativity</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="menu">menu</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almond">almond</span>8 <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="marzipan">marzipan</span>9 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="served">served</span>. <span word="Marzipan">Marzipan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="almonds">almonds</span>, <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sugars">sugars</span>.</p>
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