Christmas traditions in Spain

One of the most important aspects of Christmas in Spain is the food. Sharing food with the family is basically the main point of Christmas. That’s why, in Spain we have one special cake that is only eaten on Christmas. It's called “Roscón de Reyes'” or King cake in English.The roscón de Reyes is a bun made with a sweet toroid-shaped dough decorated with slices of candied, candied or crystallized fruit of various colors. Can be filled with whipped cream or cream. But that’s not all, the cake has a hidden figurine and a dry bean. And it is tradition that whoever finds the bean pays for the roscon. This makes the dinner more fun, not only to see who will pay for the roscón but also to see who chokes with one of the figurines.

Another famous food in the spanish christmas traditions are the “polvorones”.The Polvorón is a cake, usually small, made of flour, butter and sugar, baked in a strong oven. Nowadays it is a typical product of Christmas pastries in Spain and in many Spanish-speaking places that gets its name from falling into dust when eaten. As you can guess, although this product is delicious. Because it turns into powder, it can be a bit dangerous because of choking.

Grapes on December 31. On December 31 we usually do a family function to celebrate New Year’s Eve, in that function we would eat several kinds of food, from meat to tasty desserts.
Then, after we finish eating and talking about some topics, like what we’ll expect for the upcoming year, we sit towards the TV to watch the special show to welcome the New Year. Specifically, they do a countdown with 12 bell rings, with you having to eat a grape for each one, and the New Year starting right after the last ring bell.

Finally, it’s a common belief that if you make it to the last ring bell with all the grapes eaten, you get good luck for the next year, and whereas I personally don’t believe this would happen, it’s an interesting fact about our country. We hope these traditions may have sounded interesting to you.