Diversiones y pasatiempos

• Feliz Navidad! Learn about Christmas in Spain
  
  Spain is a predominately Catholic nation, and Christmas celebrations are widespread there. They typically last from Christmas Eve until early January and involve festivals and community activities. Take a look at traditions such as bonfires and the Mass of the Rooster, as well as Christmas recipes you can create yourself.
  
  
• Card Games in Spain
  
  A fresh deck of cards in the U.S. has 52 cards, whearas the typical Spanish deck only has 48. Spanish decks differ in other ways from the decks Americans are used to: there is no queen, and the four suits include not hearts and diamonds but cups and coins. Learn some Spanish card games and the folklore that accompanies them.
  See the Cards Take a look at some Spanish cards such as the seven of swords.
  
  
• A Spanish Family: Three Generations of Spanish Painters
  
  This artfully designed website is more than just the homepage of a painter from Madrid. Alicia Sancho Scherich is the third generation of her family to make her living as an artist. Choose to explore in English or Spanish and then click on the images on the left to get a brief biography of the artist and her accomplishments. Visit each of the paintings for a view of Spain in the 20th century.
  
  

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