Constitution of 1978

Spanish lyrics

¡Viva España!

Cantemos todos juntos

con distinta voz

y un solo corazón.

¡Viva España!

Desde los verdes valles

al inmenso mar,

un himno de hermandad.

Ama a la Patria

pues sabe abrazar,

bajo su cielo azul,

pueblos en libertad.

Gloria a los hijos

que a la Historia dan

justicia y grandeza

democracia y paz

English Lyrics

Long live Spain!

Let's sing together,

with different voices,

and only one heart.

Long live Spain!

From the green valleys,

to the immense sea,

a hymn of brotherhood.

Love the Fatherland,

which knows how to embrace,

below the blue sky,

people in freedom.

Glory to the sons,

who have given to history,

justice and greatness,

democracy and peace

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• Spain is very family oriented.• Sunday is considered “Family Day” and all of the malls and stores are closed so

no one in the family has to work and they can spend all day with their loved ones.• Spaniards eat lunch together almost everyday.• Adults leave work and children leave school almost everyday to eat lunch with

their families.• The grandparents usually live with the families. If the family has little children,

who aren’t in school yet, they are left with their grandparents while their parents go to work.

• Families usually live near each other.• They often buy apartments in the same buildings or houses in the same

development.

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• Fiesta Nacional de España on 12th October.

• Anniversary of Discovery of America

• La Tomatina held in the Valencian town of Buñol,

• Reyes Magos, known as the Epiphany in English, is celebrated throughout Spain on January 6.

• A carnival is held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, during the second week of February with fancy-dress parades and musicians.

• Fallas de San Jose is held in Valencia just before spring.

• An April Fair is held in Seville.

• Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos, also known as the Moors and Christians, is celebrated across Spain.

• Crosses of flowers are set up throughout the village of Cieza, in Murcia, on Dia de la Cruz or Holy Cross day.

• A procession to celebrate Corpus Christi is held in Toledo.

• The pagan festival of Hogueras de San Juan is held in Alicante.

• The immensely exciting Fiesta de San Fermin, or the Running of the Bulls, is held in Pamplona early in July.

• On the north coast, Semana Grande is held during August.

• For three days during the Festival Internacional de Folklore en el Mediterraneo (International Festival of Mediterranean Folklore) you can experience the songs, traditions, dances, dresses and general folklore of many Mediterranean cultures.

• Fiestas de la Vendimia Riojana, also known as the La Rioja Wine Festival, centres around the harvesting of the grapes.

• Barcelona's festival of La Merce, patron saint of the city, takes place around September 24.

• The feast of El Pilar is held in Zaragoza, Aragon

and midnight.

Make Sure You Visit:

-Plaza Mayor

-Museo del Prado

-Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

-Parque de Retiro

-Museo de America

-Madrid

-Seville

-The Mezquita

-Visit the Alhambra in

Granada.

-Plaza de la Villa

-Run with the Bulls

-The unbelievable view at Ronda

-See the best football in Europe

-See art by Diego Velazquez

-See Frank Gehry's amazing

architecture

-Test your golfing skills at

Valderrama

-Catedral de San Isidro

-Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid

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