w88 casino News Network (Reporter Zhang Hefei)12month2Sunday afternoon530:30, International Cultural Exchange Week (GLOBAL VILLAGE WEEK) Spanish Culture Lectures in the Series of Activities in Integrity1004The classroom is officially held. This event was hosted by the International Cooperation and Exchange Office of w88 casino, and invited the Tourism Counselor of the Spanish Embassy in China AnTonioSir, he gave the students an in-depth explanation of the unique Spanish Christmas culture.
This lecture is entirely in Spanish. The audience is mainly students from all grades of the Spanish Department of w88 casino and international students from Spain. The classroom is full. AnTonioThe gentleman used vivid and humorous language to introduce in detail the various customs during Spanish Christmas and the differences between them and American Christmas.
AnTonioMr. introduced that, like many Catholic countries, Spain celebrates Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus. The entire holiday starts from12month22日Continues until1month6日. The main customs are:12month22日’s lottery draw,12month24日’s holiday meal,12month28日April Fool's Day,12month31日Eat when the New Year’s bell rings12grapes, and1month6日's Eastern Holy Trinity Festival. Unlike American Christmas, the Spanish use a "Christmas manger" called a "belem" as a symbol of Christmas, rather than the well-known Christmas tree. AnTonioThe teacher showed the students a variety of completely different "Christmas manger" pictures in detail. They were like miniature stages, vividly showing the scene of the birth of Jesus. In addition, in Spain, Santa Claus does not appear during the festival. Instead, the Three Saints of the East deliver holiday gifts to children on the sixth day of the New Year.
When talking about the hymns that are widely sung during the holidays, Mr. Counselor enthusiastically sang melodious Christmas songs with the students present, pushing the lecture to a climax, and the whole classroom was filled with a strong festive atmosphere.
Finally, there was the question-and-answer session. A sophomore student from the Spanish Department raised the question "Do the Three Saints of the East also exist in other countries?" AnTonio13623_13650
The whole lecture had a lively atmosphere, and bursts of laughter broke out from the audience from time to time. Many students reported that this activity gave them a deeper understanding of Spanish culture and hoped to have more opportunities to participate in such activities in the future.
