Culture in Spain

                 Culture Of Spain

Spain is a country whose government has been a fascinating and turbulent history. Natural state is mountainous and dry, making it a difficult country overrun.

Its history is influenced by many cultures and countries. The roots of Spanish culture comes from the cultural unity of Latin, Visigothic Europe, Roman Catholic, Muslim Middle East, and the Mediterranean environment. This makes Spain as a country with high cultural diversity.

High cultural diversity can be seen from a number of Spanish popular culture such as dance flamenco, bullfighting, bull-run, and tomatina a lot of influences from various cultural backgrounds. The common thread of this cultural diversity is a passion for challenges, elements of 'madness', which imbued the atmosphere chaotic.

                Language

Spanish is a language derived from Latin. This language is used by many people in the world today. This is part of the effects of exploration and colonization of the Spaniards in the past. They build many new countries as well as starting a new government in countries that have long existed.

Here are just a few examples of places where Spanish is used as the language that matters:

In North America, Central America, and the Caribbean: Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, and El Salvador. Although more people use English in speech in the United States, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the country.

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Spanish is a language derived from Latin . This language is used by many people in the world today. These are some of the effects of the exploration and colonization of the Spaniards in the past . Here are some examples of places where Spanish is used as the language that matters:
In North America, Central America and the Caribbean: Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, and El Salvador. Although more people to use English in a speech in the United States, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the country.

           Traditional Clothes in Spain

             

Popular Culture of Spain

1.  Flamenco Dance

One example of Spanish culture that gained so much influence is flamenco dancing. Flamenco dance now regarded as one of the Spanish culture in general. However, flamenco dance actually is one of the traditional social dance originating from Andalusia, located in the southern region. The roots of Flamenco dance originated from the Andalusian Gypsies culture and Islamic culture Persia. With the development of this dance in other regions, local musical traditions influence, such as Castilian traditional music elements. This diversity makes Flamenco dance a dance with a strong music genre, rhythmic, energetic, graceful and beautiful.

2.  Bullfighting (corrida de toros)

Due to the high diversity, sometimes tinged with contradiction of Spanish culture. For example, a bullfight, or Corrida de toros for Spain, is also sports performances interesting and full of contradictions. Visually, the display matador in glittering costumes and smooth, the body that are always slim and fair, in stark contrast with the display bull dark, solid, and very vicious. Matador movement which ended with a dance like a sword. White sandy field was reddened by the blood of the bull. Beauty? Yes. Sadist? Yes also. Horror for the audience that is not familiar with this tradition. However, the ability to avoid the brunt of the matador in a bull, especially his attitude that challenges the bull into its own pleasure. Therefore he survived, did not even show signs of going away from the bottom of hearts of fans in Spain, Portugal, southern France, and the countries of Latin America.

    

3.Tomatina

La Tomatina is a food fight event in the festival city of Bunol in the Valencia region which is held once a year on Wednesday at the end of August. Hundreds of people came from all over the world come to participate in timpuk-timpukan using tomatoes that are too ripe.

La Tomatina is part of a week-long festival filled with musical performances, parades, dances, and fireworks. Overnight before Tomatina, participants will compete in a paella cooking contest (traditional Spanish dishes consisting of rice, fish, tomatoes, and vegetables)

It is estimated that tourists who come to this event reaches 20,000-40,000 people. Bunol population exceeds that amount to 9,000. Due to limited accommodation, eventually the tourists generally stay in the city of Valencia and take a bus or a train to go to Bunol, which lies 38 km from Valencia. In preparation, the owner of the shop and the house will use a large plastic as coating the front of their buildings so protected.

Special meal Spanish

1.Tortilla de patatas

Tortilla de patatas tortilla of potatoes, which means, of course, its manufacturing is of eggs and potatoes. Many types of tortilla other than that, but most are modifications of recipes for tortilla is made from real eggs and potatoes.

2.Paella de arroz

Paella de arroz is the most famous food of spain, shaped like yellow rice, but the taste and how to make it very different from, paella de arroz has a very unique flavor, the rice is very soft and is equipped with a very varied complement containing meat, shrimp , squid as desired.