Christmas Time is Coming

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.