Comments for In the Garlic

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 2 : building the belén by Cassandra

Cassandra — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:11:29 +0000

Even my bank in Madrid had a belén! I’d never seen so many nativity scenes before this year.

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 5 – Saints and Canelons! by Mo

Mo — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:04:24 +0000

They sound amazing. I´d never attempt to make fresh pasta. It seems Catalunya
has a whole fantastic culinary traditon of its own. Must delve into it a bit.
Have a great Christmas!

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 4 – The Big Bun by fernando

fernando — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:52:55 +0000

Nowadays, the roscon de Reyes also has got loads of chocolate cream in it. If you are a chocolate-addict as me, it is sure you will prefer this modality of Roscon.

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 4 – The Big Bun by Mo

Mo — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:54:16 +0000

I used to think the roscón was as dry as a stick but now I like it …
they wouldn´t dare put beans in it, would they???

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 1- Fleecing the relatives by Theresa

Theresa — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:31:08 +0000

Interesting, Fernando. The word is virtually the same, but the letters change place! My Spanish family is actually Andaluz – well with my suegro from Sevilla and my suegra from Melilla.

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 1- Fleecing the relatives by Fernando

Fernando — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:46:55 +0000

In Andalusia this kind of popular Christmas song is also called “aguilando”. You can read this short article from El Pais about it:

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/andalucia/ANDALUCIA/viene/vieja/aguilando/elpepuespand/20001229elpand_14/Tes

A very popular lyrics: “Ya viene la vieja / con el aguilando, / le parece mucho, / le viene quitando”.

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 1- Fleecing the relatives by Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:11:06 +0000

Yes,they can get quite demanding!

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 1- Fleecing the relatives by Mo

Mo — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:27:50 +0000

Hopefully my daughter, aged 12, will never hearof this custom! I have to make sure she never finds your website …

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 1- Fleecing the relatives by Theresa

Theresa — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:19:25 +0000

Interesting. Why cock-a-doodle-do????
It is similar, I guess, to carol-singing in the UK, where groups of children and / or adults go around singing different carols from house to house for money – usually to raise money for charity, though.

Comment on Spanish Christmas Customs 1- Fleecing the relatives by Isabel

Isabel — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:17:36 +0000

I am from the province of Jaen and I can tell you this:
When I was small, about 30 years ago, children went out to ask for the bonus to our relatives and neighbours. We had to sing a carol, and received some money and / or some “polvorones”.
Today this tradition is being lost in the big cities, but continues in the villages.
In my area it is sung:
Deme el aguinaldo
señora por Dios
que venimos cuatro
y entraremos dos
kikirikikí
kikirikicuando
de aquí no me voy
sin el aguinaldo