Vocabulario
Tradiciones
La comida
Tres cosas...
Dónde/Misc?
100
Como se dice Easter.
What is Pascua?
100
A tradition that nearly all countries do for la semana santa.
What are procesiones?
100
Members of the Catholic faith typically do not eat this food on Fridays during Lent.
What is (red) meat?
100
Tres cosas que se usan en las alfombras.
What are sawdust, flowers, fruit, sand, pine needles, paint, cloves, plants, etc.
100
Although Catholicism has been surpressed there in recent years, this country just hosted the Pope.
What is Cuba?
200
The word for people carrying the floats.
What is los costaleros/los cucuruchos?
200
Guatemala and several other countries are known for this decorative tradition in the streets.
What are alfombras?
200
This watermelon-like squash is used to make desserts during la Semana Santa in Costa Rica.
What is chiverre?
200
Tres actividades que se hacen durante la semana santa en Mexico.
What are processions, vigils, re-enactments of the Crucifixion, celebration of the Resurrection, creating Palm crosses, Good Friday mass, burning of Judas, making cascarones, taking vacations, picnics at the beach.
200
This country is known for its "cascarones" which are eggs filled with confetti.
What is Mexico.
300
Como se dice Palm Sunday.
What is domingo de ramos
300
This country has a "Donkey Procession" during la semana santa.
What is Nicaragua?
300
This country is known for its "sopa de queso" during La Semana Santa.
What is Nicaragua?
300
Tres tipos de comida que comen en Nicaragua durante la semana santa.
What are Iguana en pinol, almibar (fruity soup), sopa de queso, gaspar (fish).
300
The tradition where people dress up their dogs and bring them to a special church service.
What is San Lázaro?
400
Como se dice carpets.
What are alfombras?
400
In this country, a sacred music festival coincides with La Semana Santa.
What is Colombia?
400
Iguana de pinol is a dish made of these 2 main ingredients.
What are lizard and corn-based powder?
400
Tres nombres para la gente/cosas en las procesiones.
What are las andas, los nazarenos, los costaleros, los cucuruchos, los hermandades, cofradías, imágenes.
400
Two cities where the most famous Holy Week celebrations in Colombia occur.
What are Popayán and Mompox?
500
Como se dice floats.
What is las andas/los pasos?
500
This country's floats hide the people who are carrying them.
What is Spain?
500
Three types of food in which chiverre is used.
What are empanadas, pudding and jelly.
500
3 Costa Rican superstitions or beliefs about what can happen during la semana santa.
What are earthquakes, drownings, turn into a fish when swimming, and the best sunsets of the year.
500
The Spanish word for the brotherhoods responsible for planning the processions for La Semana Santa.
What are hermandades (or cofradías)?
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