Spanish Midterm
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- La Pinata
- candy filled container used for mexican celebrations which hangs hangs on a rope and kids try to break it open
- La Quinceanera
- Hispanic celebration for girl's 15th birthday which represents transition form girl to woman
- European union and Euro
- international organization created to strengthen economic social and security interests
- Salvador Dali
- surrealist artist from Spain it seems a delirius fantasy his distorted watches are famous
- Mariachi
- Mexican musical group that serenade with songs of country life and courtship
- Panama Canal
- major canal that connects atlantic and pacific one of the most difficult engineering projects
- El dia de los muertos
- mexican tradition where families remember dead relatives and prepare altars and decorate graves
- La Tomatina
- tomato fight in the street whick paints the city read in Spain
- La Nochevieja
- New years eve spaniards spaniards wait til midnight and eat a grape at each toll of the bell
- El Alamo
- military fortress in Texas built by Spanish for education of Native Americans
- Los reyes magos
- three kings guided by a star to bethlehem hispanic kids believe they bring gifts
- Sanfermines
- celebration in Spain where bulls and people run through the streets in the morning
- El Tango
- seductive dance started off in lower class but evolved to most popular ballroom dance
- Antonio Gaudi
- famous architect who lived and worked in Catalunya had unique surrealist style
- Gibralter
- british colony on southern coast of Spain the rock of gibralter stands 1400 ft tall
- Jai-Alai
- sport from Spain played in a fronton players throw the ball so opponent cant return it