Early Start Spanish 1: Tú y Yo

12: ¿Qué día es hoy? - Saying the date

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Public holidays
WEBQUEST: what day is a holiday on?

What you will learn in section 12:

(left) A Spanish class talk about today's date and the teacher writes it on the board
(right) In the video, you see the Spanish children sing a traditional song about different dates

The video shows what happens in Spain on certain special days - like "Three Kings' Day" on 6th January.

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Local and national public holidays

Local holidays
Spain is famous for its local fiestas, special holidays held in a particular town, celebrated in a locally traditional way - such as las fiestas patronales.

As part of Spain's Catholic heritage, these are held to celebrate the feast day of the town's patron saint , who is supposed to look after the town and its inhabitants.

In Pamplona, the fiesta includes the custom of releasing bulls to run through the streets between safety barriers to protect the watching crowds. Young men can choose to show off their courage by trying to out-run the bulls! Find out more here:

http://www.sanfermin.com/index.php/en/

Pamplona's fiesta in honour of its patron saint, San Fermin, includes the famous bull run.

The Teacher's Guide also lists Spain's national holidays; teach town or region has its own local ones in addition. Find out more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Spain

The video shows processions and celebrations that are associated with particular religious festivals in some places - especially Easter, la Semana Santa, (the Holy Week).

Fiestas

Find out more about people in Spain and Latin America celebrate their fiestas, from the BBC Primary Spanish web site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/festivals/fiestas/

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WEBQUEST: look up a Spanish Calendar

One class enjoyed a simple WEBQUEST.

Their task
Each group has to help plan a family holiday in Spain in the year 20xx.

The family wants to see a particular festival (the group chooses ONE they would like to see, from the list they have been talking about).

What day of the week will it be on that year?

Web site
Each group went to this web site:

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/

They chose the country (Spain) and the year, and chose "Spanish" as the first language. They looked up the date of their chosen holiday on the calendar displayed (see examples right).

Report back
Each group told the class, in Spanish, the date they would like to be in Spain. They described biefly (in English) what they would expect to see on that day.

Choose which year you want a calendar for...

... and see when the holidays are.

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What you will learn in section 12:
(left) A Spanish class talk about today's date and the teacher writes it on the board (right) In the video, you see the Spanish children sing a traditional song about different dates The video shows what happens in Spain on certain special days - like "Three Kings' Day" on 6th January.

Local and national public holidays
Local holidays Spain is famous for its local fiestas, special holidays held in a particular town, celebrated in a locally traditional way - such as *las fiestas patronales*. As part of Spain's Catholic heritage, these are held to celebrate the feast day of the town's patron saint , who is supposed to look after the town and its inhabitants. In Pamplona, the fiesta includes the custom of releasing bulls to run through the streets between safety barriers to protect the watching crowds. Young men can choose to show off their courage by trying to out-run the bulls! Find out more here: http://www.sanfermin.com/index.php/en/	Pamplona's fiesta in honour of its patron saint, San Fermin, includes the famous bull run.
The Teacher's Guide also lists Spain's national holidays; teach town or region has its own local ones in addition. Find out more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Spain The video shows processions and celebrations that are associated with particular religious festivals in some places - especially Easter, la Semana Santa, (the Holy Week).
Fiestas Find out more about people in Spain and Latin America celebrate their fiestas, from the BBC Primary Spanish web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/festivals/fiestas/