this is about spain btw not croatia

Christmas Special

Christmas in Spain

• Lottery
• Midnight Mass
• Street celebrations

Dia de los Santos innocentes

• Like April Fools' Day
• Silly stories
• Remember the babies that died
• Stick paper cut outs of little men to people's backs

New Year's eve

• Nochevieja
• Eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck the next year

Epiphany

• 6th January
• Fiesta de Los tres Reyes Mages,which means festival of the three kings
• Leave out shoes to be filled with presents

Christmas in the Basque country

• Part of Northern Spain and Southern France
• Presents are delivered by a magical man called Olentzero

Christmas in Catalonia

• Christmas character called Tio de Nadal, a log propped up on two legs with a face
• Nativity scenes and plays

Weather in Spain at Christmas

• Winter at this time and very cold
• 12-13 degrees is the average daytime temperature for coastal areas
• Around 6 degrees for inland areas

Food

• Big meal on Christmas eve
• Lobster and a roast are common
• Also soup and cheeses hams and more

These cupcakes

• Magdalens
• Made with eggs, sugar, butter, flour, baking powder, lemon, vanilla extract and milk
• Very yummy!!

References

• http://gospain.about.com/od/christmasinspain/qt/christmasfood.htm
• http://www.food.com/recipe/magdalenas-spanish-cakes-369814?photo=314052
• http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/spain.shtml
• http://www.spain-recipes.com/christmas-in-spain.html