Sort of! The popularity of Halloween has rocketed in the past ten years in Spain and has been a hit with kids but a source of controversy among many adults who feel this cultural outsider is invading and pushing out Spain’s traditions. But are celebrations that focus on a relationship between the living and the dead really that foreign? Does Spain actually have of its own kind of festivity? Is there a tradition of jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating that goes back way further than this recent newcomer? Listen to this latest podcats from Brian’s Spain Domain and see for yourself. Enjoy!
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Easily one of Spanish’s most international words, and one which the Spanish themselves still say all the time, the origin of “olé”, just where...
Here’s our friend the Roman emperor Trajan looking very serene, dignified and stately. He has gone down in history one of the most effective...
No long ago the wines from this small region were relegated to supermarket service with little future of any substance to look forward to....
