Kamelle Competition at Lope de Vega Primary School in Spain has been too much fun for the kids once again. Six groups of three different years participated in this competition and the results were so different, but so close to each other. The age of the students was not a reason to get behind in the competition. I am going to writing down the best results.
You can see these results of the competition in November 2012 below. Thank you so much for the Physical Education Teacher who made students have such fun. And congratulations to the winners:
Team Gold: Costi, Lucía, Mireya, Davinia ----- Year 4, Group A They did the competition in only 2 minutes and 44 seconds.
Team Silver: Samuel, Raúl, Juan, Carolina, Nerea ----- Year 1, Group B They did the competition in only 2 minutes and 51 seconds.
Team Bronce: Manolo, Violeta, Darío, Martín, Miguel Ángel, Luna ----- Year 2, Group A They did the competition in only 3 minutes.
On 24th December, we celebrate Christmas Eve, it is called in Spanish 'Noche Buena', ---'Good Night'. We have a special meal for dinner with our family. We eat stuffed chicken, stuffed steak or pork. We also eat seafood and shellfood when we live in the South. People living in the North usually eat elver. All the family prepare lots of food. After all that food, we still have room for 'turrón', marzipans or 'mantecados'.
The King of Spain is always on TV making a speech, he speaks about all the things which happened in the current year. We sing carols, the Spanish word for them is 'villancicos'.
After dinner we go to church and we sing and we participate in the Midnight Mass, it is called in Spanish, 'Misa del Gallo' --- ' Mass for the cock', we can have a Carols Concert but it is not always every year, at the end, we kiss the figure of the Newborn Baby, Jesus.
Some villages or towns have a living Nativity Scene (Belén Viviente) that Holly Night. Virgin Maria, Joshep and Baby Jesus, lots of shepherds and the Three Wise Men are over there.
On 25th December, we celebrate Christmas Day, it is called 'Navidad' in Spanish. We can go out for lunch or we may eat at home.
On 31st December, we celebrate New Year's Eve, it is called 'Noche vieja' in Spanish, 'Old Night', the oldest night of the year. We have dinner either with the family or with friends either at home oor in a restaurant, but it is a little bit expensive, believe me!
After dinner, we go to the Town Hall Square and we eat twelve pieces of grapes at twelve o'clock, one grape for each stroke of clock. We always beg that our wishes become true during the coming new year. After the grapes, we open a bottle of champagne, we scatter the liquid in the air, and we toast for the New Year, shhh, if you are not in a ball your clothes can get wet!! We sometimes have fireworks. Then, we go to the disco to celebrate the New Year have started.
On 1st January, we celebrate New Year Day. We may go out for lunch and then,we go to the pubs with friends.
It is a good time to share with family and friends, it is also a special time to remember what was good or bad in your life during the year, and also to wish and hope good things for the new year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for everyone!!!
More news later!!!
On Sunday next to 30th November, St. Andrew's Day (Día de San Andrés), we celebrate The Advent Sunday. It is called in Spanish 'Domingo de Adviento'. We go to church and we start getting ready to wait for the Birth of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. (Nacimiento de Jesús, el Mesías).
For Christmas (En Navidad) we decorate the houses and we make a Nativity Scene 'Nacimiento', some people decorate a Christmas Tree, but it is an English or American custome. We put lights in the streets and we hear or sing Spanish carols at anywhere. We have poinsettias in the house, the streets and squares. We eat 'turrón', Christmas sweets similar to marzipan or nougat, they are made with almonds and honey, we also eat 'mantecados' and drink sweet drinks like anisette or licors (anís or licor) on Christmas.
