ENTERTAINMENT AND HOBBIES IN SPAIN

By Kenan SmajloviĆ and feedback by Gladys & Begoña

Bullfighting

Spanish-style bullfighting is called a corrida de toros (literally "running of the bulls"), tauromaquia or fiesta.

 In traditional corrida, three toreros, also called matadores each fight two out of a total of six fighting bulls, each of which is at least four years old and weighs up to about 600 kg (1,300 lb) (with a minimum weight limit of 460 kg (1,010 lb) for the bullrings of the first degree).

Bullfighting season in Spain runs from March to October.

Each matador has six assistants — two picadores ("lancers") mounted on horseback, three banderilleros ("flagmen"), and a mozo de espada ("sword servant"). Collectively they compose a cuadrilla or team of bullfighters. The crew also includes an ayuda (aide to sword servant) and subalternos (subordinates) including at least two peones (pages, singular peón).

Flamenco

Flamenco in its strictest sense, is a professionalized art-form based on the various folkloric music traditions of Southern Spain in the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia.

 In a wider sense, it refers to these musical traditions and more modern musical styles which have themselves been deeply influenced by and become blurred with the development of flamenco over the past two centuries.

 It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalizations), palmas(handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping).

Football

Football is the most popular sport in Spain. La Liga or Primera División (The Spanish League) is considered to be one of the world's best competitions. 

The Spanish national football team has been successful and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup tournament thirteen times since 1930. In 2010, Spain defeated the Netherlands in the final to win the tournament for the first time.

In the European Championship they were champions in 1964, 2008 and 2012 and runners-up in 1984.

Spain has won two medals in football Olympic Games tournaments. They have won a silver medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and won a gold medal during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

                 

 

Congratulations, Kenan! You have done a good job. Only a couple of details.

We have noticed that you call "matadores" the people who participate in bullfighting but in fact we call them "Toreros".

In general the most common entertainment in Spain is going out with friends, we really love going to the street. We also go having tapas (small free dishes they give you with your drink in bars), or to the cinema. We love funfairs, too

Depending on the season we practise winter sports and in summer we love going to the beach.