El Calendario Español

lunes martes miércoles

jueves viernes sábado domingo

la semana

el fin de semana

el día

lunes = _____________ el día = _____________martes = _____________ la semana = _____________miércoles = _____________ el fin de semana =_____________jueves = _____________ el mes = _____________viernes = _____________ el año = _____________sábado = _____________domingo = _____________

MondayTuesday

WednesdayThursday

FridaySaturdaySunday

DayWeek

MonthYear

Weekend

We ______ _______ capitalize:

________, _________, or

________

DO NOT

days months

seasons

enero El Año Nuevo

febrero La Candelaria

marzo Las Fallas

abril Los Pasos

mayo El Cinco de mayo

junio Día de la Bandera

julio Sanfermines

agosto Primer Grito de Independencia

septiembre Día de Independencia

octubre Día de Muertos

noviembre Día de la Revolución

diciembre Navidad/Posadas

Las Estaciones del Año

el invierno (diciembre/enero/febrero) = __________

la primavera(marzo/abril/mayo) = __________

el verano (junio/julio/agosto) = __________

el otoño(septiembre/octubre/noviembre) = __________

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

El Año Nuevoenero

Common in the Spanish-speaking world.

Established in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII

Midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox (Winter is half over).

People light candles.

We celebrate Groundhog Day

La Candelaria

febrero

Celebrated mostly in Valencia (eastern Spain).

Floats are made of paper-mâché to represent celebrities (and poke fun of them)

The floats are judged for prizes and are burned to the ground at dusk.

Las Fallasmarzo

Celebrated in most Spanish-speaking countries.

It’s a somber and religious observance.

People march through the streets carrying floats of Jesus and Mary on their shoulders

Los Pasosabril

This is NOT Mexican Independence Day. (That’s in Sept.)

The tiny village of La Puebla defeated the French (Napoleon III) who wanted a foothold in North

America.

El Cinco de mayomayo

Argentina’s day of pride commemorating it’s freedom from Spain and England

Día de la Bandera

junio

Originated in Pamplona (northern Spain).

At noon, a hoard of bulls are released throughout the streets of the city and

contestants race to avoid being trampled.

Onlookers perch atop the high stone walls to avoid being run over.

Sanferminesjulio

Ecuador was the first Spanish colony in South America to declare its independence from Spain in

1809.

From that date, independence came quickly to the rest of Latin America with great effort from Simón

Bolivar.

Spain was facing financial crisis at this point and thus made it an opportune moment to rebel.

El Primer Grito de Independencia

agosto

Mexico’s Independence is celebrated in September.

The flag has a caracara (like an eagle) holding a snake in it’s talon and perched atop a cactus on a rock that is

above a lake.

This symbol is of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec city (now the capital of Mexico) and refers to the legend that the Aztec gods told the people to build a city where they

spotted the caracara with the serpent.

Día de Independencia

septiembre

Popular in Mexico.Honors ancestors and the dead.There is food and candy skulls.

At night, people take food and trinkets that the dead enjoyed in life and lay them near the graves.

Día de Muertosoctubre

In 1910 Mexico rebelled and removed the dictator who was in power for nearly 30 years.

Mexico would, after the revolution, adopt a Constitution and emerge with a Presidency that

continues today.

Día de la Revoluciónnoviembre

A tradition on “La Nochebuena” (el 24 de diciembre)Two villagers dress as Mary and Joseph and look for

shelter

Another villager dresses as the devil and persuades inn-keepers to send Mary and Joseph away.

The process continues until Mary and Joseph find shelter and a feast begins.

La Navidad/Las Posadas

diciembre