Spanish Culture: The SIESTA! It is once heard said: “A Spaniard does not suffer from anxiety attacks. It’s just too hot for that…takes too much effort”!There might be something about it… The Spanish summer heat can make your blood boil and yet slow everything down to a minimum. The heat dulls, stuns and puts all…

Semana Santa – Holy Week Easter in Spanish is called Pascua but is more commonly known as ‘Semana Santa’ – or Holy Week – because Spanish Easter literally is a whole week of festivities and celebrations. Among all the countless traditional and religious holidays, festivals, celebrations and festivities there may be in this country so…

Spanish traditions Spain is a country full of traditions, some ancestral and others more modern, but all of them have as a common denominator the Spaniards and their desire to enjoy customs and traditions, whether cultural, social, or religious. Each region, city, town, and even hamlet has a tradition that is intimately related to the…