Spain’s Culture
A Beginner’s Guide to Spanish culture
Spain is a large country geographically separated by 17 municipalities, each with a unique atmosphere and culture. But while each region is a common tie. The first hand experience of Spanish culture should not miss.
Language
Castellano is the official language in Spain and Spanish is spoken throughout the country. There are several regional dialects and languages recognized as official in Galicia, Catalonia and the Basque Country. Castilian Spanish is spoken in these regions, thus learning the Spanish language and you know where you are traveling in Spain.
Food
Eating and drinking is part of Spanish culture. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and is usually eaten at any time 01 hours 30-15:30 hours. Traditional Spanish people leave their jobs to have lunch with the family, something that is happening today.
Dinner is usually eaten in Spain, at 10 pm or later. In bars and restaurants, the Spaniards often share a selection of small dishes (tapas), which are normally ham and cold meats, cheeses of the region, fish and perhaps a piece of tortilla (Spanish omelet).
Drink
The bar is the center of Spanish society. People of all ages and backgrounds to gather in bars to the events of the day with a cup of coffee, wine or beer and talk.
Go to a bar at 08.00 pm on weekdays and are generally employed the hot topics of the day to discuss will be packed. Although a number of measures are prohibited in the place, smoking is still part of Spanish life. Drinking usually empty because everyone goes home for dinner, then starts to fill around midnight, when the leader of the Spaniards for the night.
Culture
Visiting Spain to visit during the summer months and you are sure that the probability of a carnival or festival. Every town and every village has at least one annual festival, the opportunity for young and old, to celebrate together. Expect a lively mix of drinking and dancing, which can last several days.
Sports
If they are not there some of them can be seen on TV or talk. Basketball, tennis, love Spanish. As you come from a country that is the European champion could be expected, football is very popular. Other popular sports are basketball, tennis, cycling and running.
Bullfighting
Bullfighting is a sport that has divided opinion as much as Spain and abroad. Many Spaniards consider a display of finesse and noble courage to watch, while others are only a barbarous display of cruelty to animals. Anything you can think of bullfighting is an important part of Spanish culture.
In general, the Spanish are a friendly competition and social. Compared with those in Great Britain or the United States, Spaniards spend more time outside their homes. Or, on the beach or in a bar in the Spanish love and appreciation of simple pleasures of good food and drink.
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