Thoughts of Katrin, Chiara and Sophia about Spain

The video was very interesting for us, because we could see, what's typical for Spain!
We saw in the video, that usually there is good weather and much sun and heat.
Also the food looked really delicious, now we are really hungry :D
We hope we get enoguh food, so we will survive in Spain :D:D
We hope, too, that we get good friends and have a really nice time with you :)
What we like is the thing that you can linger outside also in the evening, because in Germany it gets cold at night!!

We'd like to see the beach and the sea and hopeful we can swim in the sea, too.
We're looking forward the excursions with you, maybe Barcelona and go shopping!!! :)

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU <3>
Katrin, Chiara and Sophia

Typical Spanish/German

Dear all,

Let's start a new activity about how we see our neighbours. What do you think about people from the countries we’re going to visit, people who we are living with in a few months?

We suggest you to watch these two videos, one of them related to Spain and the other one to Germany:

Typical Spanish (in Spanish):

http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20100419/comando-actualidad-typical-spanish/328223.shtml

Typical German (in English):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x5Apqzo6aI

Pupils from Germany should comment first video (Typical Spanish) and Spanish pupils should comment second video (Typical German). What are you expecting about the country you are going to visit?

Hi!!!
I hope that you are Ok!!!!

my Christmas

On 25th December I celebrated the Christmas day with my family in my grandmum's house, with my cousins, aunts, my uncle, my mum, and my grandmum... and we gave the papers with the names of the persons who we should to make a present for the invisible friend... (some people gets presents on 25th, but I didn't get anything on this day).
On New Year's Eve I stayed with my mum at home and we ate twelve grapes (people say that if you do you'll have much luck on the next year). I am not very good eating a grape for each bell ringing because I must eat them very very fast and usually is impossible for me :D
On 6th January I celebrated the three wise men day with my family too (in my grandmum's house) and I get some presents, one of them, a parfume (I love it). This day we gave the gifts of the invisible friend and so. In the photo there is the 'pessebre' of Blanes.




naila :)

Hello people!

Now I explain you my Christmas holidays.

In Christmas Eve I have a dinner with my parents and my grandmother. This day people celebrate "Caga Tió", it is wood, and children took it and have presents.

In Christmas Day I have a normal putlock with my parents. Some people celebrate Santa Claus.

In New Year's Eve I went to my oncle's house, and have a funny dinner with all of my family. This night we ate 12 grapes.

In New Year's Day, 1st of January, I have a lunch with all of my family too.

Finally in day 6 of January, here we celebrate "the three kings", the people leave the presents in the three and children open it. The kids think that the three kings give them the presents.

In the photo you can see my Christmas Tree!

See you soon!!

BY: Sofiaa!

Merry Christmas for everybody. I hope that all of you had a good christmas. We finished the first week class and was also a little tired, but it must go it because...

Well, good bye.

I hope that you past fantastic holidays and I hope that sta.Claus give you a lot of presents.



Júlia Lena's partner

My Christmas

First we decorated the house.
With a Christmas tree and a ligts on a balcony.

At 24th day we celebrated the Christmas' Eve. We have dinner with all family.
At 25th day we celebrated Chirstmas. When we get up, found gift from San Nicolas. Then we went lunch with a friends and family.
At 26th we celebrated Saint Esteve, we went at my maternal grandparents and we have lunch with my maternal family.At New Year's Eve we celebrated on my house with my sister's boyfriend and his brother.

Then we celebrated the "reyes magos" day. 5th day there was a very beautiful ride about this day¡¡
The day 6th we found gifts again¡¡and went to dinner at house of my aunt.
Are a beautiful parties and I'm like a lot celebrated this¡¡

Laura, Sarah's partner

Hi!

The Christmas' holidays I celebrate with my family, you can see in the photo, but this photo is from last year. We celebrate "el Tió" on 24th December in my aunt's house to have dinner. On Christmas' day we go to my house to have lunch. On 31th December is "Fi d'any" and we go with our friends, and the next day we go to my aunt's house too. And now, we are on 5th January, and we celebrate "Els reis" and tomorrow we have a lot of presents.

In the other photo you can see our "Tió".

Hi!!
Here we celebrate "The Kings" and sometimes they give that sweets than you can see at the photo:
Then we eat a "Tortell" that is a kind of cake and inside there are a little king of porcelain and if you have it you are the king and there are a bean too and if you got it you have to pay the "Tortell"
Happy new Year !!!
Júlia Gerez Brunet!!!

Some tipical things...

One of the things that I like most of Chrismas is the "Pessebre", it explains the Jesus' born one of the special characters of the "Pessebre" is the "Caganer", people hide it and they hope that other people find it. The 24 we celebrate the "Cagatió" with child, it's a trunk with wooden sticks as legs, wearing a "Barretina" a Catalunya's typical hat, and covered with a blanket. The kids feed it with
fruit peel, then at night they kick it with sticks till they are singing a song, then they take out the blanket and there are some presents sometimes for the old people too. The 24 and the 25 people have lunch with their families. In Catalonia the 26 is "Sant Esteve" and people spend all the day with family too. The 31 I think everybody eats the 12 grapes each one in the last 12 seconds of the year: 1 grape/sec. People have dinner with their families. The 6 of Genuary we celebrate the "Reis", they go from house to house on their camels keeping what people have asked for in their letters, if they have had good behavior all the year. If they have had bad behavior they keep them sweet carbon.


Happy new year everybody! =) Have a nice 2011.

My holidays

On 22th December I went to my school, to watch "Els Pastorets" a typical play in Catalunya, that it's about the Nativity of Jesus.

On 24th December I stayed at home and we did "El tió" I had dinner with

my mother, father, sister and two of my three aunts.

On Christmas I stayed at home too and I have lunch with the same people, less my sister.

On 26th December I went to my aunt's house with my three aunts, my cousin, my oncle, my father, my mother, my sister, my sister's boyfriend and my aunt's dogs! We had lunch and from 27th to 30th I went to an excursion with the boy scouts.

I'm having a great holidays and I hope you too.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

I'm Alejandro, I celebrate christmas time but I suppose different and in Germany do. At home we put a Christmas tree with lights and we make the "Pessebre" that is the cave with the characters of Jesus's birth. At 24th december night we eat a delicious meal and we go to bed late. We don't celebrate the "Tió". In Christmas morning we give a present to each other, for instants, i make a present for my mother, an other for my father and an other for my brother and i receive three presents. Then we go for a walk in family. At 31st night we eat 12 grapes according to chimes and we celebrate new year. Then in 6th of december we don't celebrate reis because we always go on holidays around this dates and we ski a lot. We need to go away in the mountains where there is snow because here isn't and we think winter without snow isn't winter.

Now I'm going to explain a bit Christmas traditions in Catalonia:

- El Tió: It is a wooden log with a drawn face , four little logs as legs and covered with a barretina, a hat typical in Catalonia and a squared blanket. People feed it with orange and mandarin peel for example, is the most typical. At 24th night they hit it with sticks while they sing the song and then they take out the blanket and there are presents inside.

- El Pesebre: It is a model of the stable where Jesus was born. People put there the figures of all the characters present there: Jesus, his parents, the three kings, the pastors, the angels and the animals.

-Els Reis: They are, according to the tradition the three men that gave presents to Jesus in his birth. At 5th January evening they ride around the town in their floats. The tradition is that at night they come to each house and they leave the presents that children ordered in letters. But they only give presents to children which have behaven. They give coal to children which haven't behaven.

Navidad / La corona de Adviento

En mi familia celebran navidad casi como los otros.... así que no quiero escribir lo mismo...
Pero voy a completar este:
Aquí en alemania el 25 y el 26 de diciembre son días fesitvos también. Paso estos con mis abuelos o en casa.

Ahora algo sobre la corona de adviento: (Podéis ver la de mi familia en la photo)
Sophia ya ha contado... Tiene 4 velas, y encendemos la primera el domingo 4 semanas hace navidad. En navidad todos las velas arden... Adornamos la corona de adviento con, por ejemplo barras de canela, naranjas curadas y cosas parecido a las con que adornamos el arbol de navidad. ;-)

Feliz Navidad a todos

Rebecca

Navidad en Alemania!

Celebro Navidad el 24 de Diciembre por la tarde con mi familia.
Primero voy a la iglesia porque es típico en Alemania. Después comemos juntos y recibimos los regalos.
Típico en Alemania es un árbol de Navidad y los regalos están debajo del árbol.
Una cosa que también es típica es la corona de Adviento. Hay cuatro velas en corona y todos los cuatro domingos antes de Navidad encendemos una vela.

Sophia, Laia's Exchange Partner :-)

Navidad en Baviera!

Hola,
celebro Navidad el 24 de Diciembre por la tarde con mi familia y con mis abuelos. Primero vamos a la iglesia, después revibimos los regalos. Como con mi familia y con mis abuelos. Típico en Alemania es comida de navidad. El 25 de Diciembre visitamos a mi tío y mi tía.
Tenemos un bélen y una corona de Adviento. En un bélen hay unos pastores, tres Santos Reyes, Ovejas y la Santa Familia.
En el Adviento hay muchos mercados Adviento.


Tobias

Navidad

Celebro Navidad el 24 de diciembre con mis padres. Por la tarde actuo en una presentación de teatro en una obra que se llama ,,Nussknacker". Después voy a la iglesia con mi madre mientras mi padre pone los regalos debajo del árbol de navidad. Entoncescomemos juntos y luego tenemos los regalos que se encuentran por debajo del árbol de Navidad.
En er 25 de diviembre voy a ver a mi abuelo y comer allí con mis tíos y tías y primos y después los ninos reciben regalos otra vez de sus tíos y tiás.

Típica de Alemania son los mercadillos de Navidid y deliosas galletas que so hacen específicamente para la Navidad.

Chiara Coppola

Navidad

Celebramos Navidad el 24 de diciembre. Primero voy a la iglesia con mi familia, después visitamos a mi abuela para comer algo. Por la tarde recibimos los regalos debajo del árbol en la casa de mi abuela. Entonces no quedamos un rato y algún tiempo después vamos felizamente a casa.
Los otros diás de fiesta vienen todos mis tías, tíos, primos... toda mi familia para comer algo. En general es muy divertido.
Típico de Navidad en Alemania para mi son los mercadillos de Navidad y la nieve.

Feliz Navidad, Katrin

Navidad en mi casa!!!

El 24 de diciembre
17.00 Mis abuelos,mi tía y sus hijos llegan.
18.00 Comida!
19.00 Vamos al salón para abrir los regalos.Entonces escuchamos música y descansamos un poco.A veces, mis hermanos presentan una canción o otras cosas.Esto les gusta mucho a mis abuelos. ;D

That's the ''tió''. It's a wood trunk that in ancient times people use it to put it in a fireplace and presents were the light and the heat that it gives to us. Actually, that trunk ( el tió) is decorated adding wood legs, elements that pretent to be a smiling face and a red ''barretina''. You must hit it repeatedly with a stick and at the same time you should sing a traditional song at Christmas' day at night. The 8th of December, people start feeding the Tió that normally likes vegetables. You should cover it with a blanket because that way it wouldn't feel so cold at night. It produces presents for the children and the family, but when it's not going to give you anything more, it appear garlic or onion. That means the night is finsih and you're not going to have more presents until ''Els Reis'' (that's another Catalan Christmas' tradition). In some towns people put a Tió, maybe in the main square, and all the children goes there to hit it at the same time.

So that can sound a little strange, but when you're a child it's amazing!

See you soon,

Laia, Sophia's partner! :)