SPANISH CHRISTMAS WEBQUEST

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1.  When do the Posadas begin?

2.  What is the meaning and purpose of the Posadas?

3.  When is the Day of the Holy Innocents?  It is likened to what day in the US? 

4.  What is hidden inside the ring-shaped cake eaten at Epiphany?  Why is it there?

5.  Name five things found in a Nacimiento.

6.  What are villancicos?

7.  When is El Día de San Esteban (St. Stevens’ Day)?

8.  When is "Noche Buena"?

9.  What is turrón (also spelled turró)?

10.  What do the Spanish eat at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve and why?

11.  What are farolitos?

12.  Who are "Los Peregrinos"?

13.  What are "hogueras"?  Why do people jump over them?

14.  What do children put on the doorstep on January 5? 

15.  Who traditionally delivers the gifts in Spain?

16.  Of the Three Wise Men, who is the favorite of Spanish children?

17.  What is the turkey stuffed with in Spain?