Las+Navidades

Las Navidades Webquest **Objective: ** To learn about the ways Christmas is celebrated throughout Spanish-speaking world by completing a webquest.

**Procedure: ** The links to find the answers are given in each section. Answer the questions for each section and email all answers to me when completed. You will also need to use headphones/earbuds for this.

[|**http://www.elboricua.com/pr_christmas.html**]
 * PUERTO RICO**
 * 1) What are the important days of celebration?
 * 2) What do most “Ricans” pretend to be at Christmas Time?
 * 3) Describe the Puerto Rican version of Caroling, and what is it called?
 * 4) What do Puerto Ricans eat at Christmas?
 * 5) Who brings gifts for the children and when do they come?
 * 6) What is left by the children in exchange for gifts? (What do they leave and where do they leave it?)
 * 7) What American tradition is gaining popularity in Puerto Rico?


 * AÑO NUEVO**
 * http://www.elboricua.com/anonuevo.html**
 * 1) What do people do before the New Year’s celebrations?
 * 2) What do Puerto Ricans light at the countdown to midnight?
 * 3) What do Puerto Ricans eat at midnight?
 * 4) What do Puerto Ricans recite at midnight?
 * 5) List at least 5 lines from this poem (Click on the name to read the poem).

Name the 3 kings and give a description for each one.
 * LOS REYES**
 * http://www.elboricua.com/losreyes.html**

[|**http://www.elboricua.com/traditions.html**] Choose 5 traditions listed on this page. (1) name the tradition and (2) describe it.
 * TRADITIONS**

[|**http://www.dollarman.com/puertorico/festivities.html**]
 * FESTIVITIES**
 * 1) What is the name for the church services that are held on the 9 days leading up to Christmas?
 * 2) What is the name for the midnight church service on Christmas Eve?
 * 3) What are the celebrations that extend the Christmas season through January?

[|**http://www.prboriken.com/christ.htm**]
 * MUSIC/FOOD/HOLIDAYS**
 * 1) What are the typical instruments used during //asaltos//?
 * 2) What American custom do some Puerto Ricans participate in?
 * 3) What types of dishes are served on Christmas?
 * 4) Choose and describe 3 of the listed holidays.

[|**http://welcome.topuertorico.org/culture/folklore.shtml**]
 * LOCAL HOLIDAYS**
 * 1) What are used to decorate homes?
 * 2) What are names for the Nativity scenes?
 * 3) Describe some holiday desserts.

[|**http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/southamer.html**] [|**http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/venezuela.html**]
 * SOUTH AMERICA**
 * 1) 1. What is a presepio?
 * 2) Describe what a presepio would look like.
 * VENEZUELA**
 * 1) 1. What do the people of Venezuela do between Dec. 16th and Dec. 24th?
 * 2) Before going to bed what do the children do?

[|**http://www.cyberspain.com/life/navidad.htm**]
 * ESPAÑA**
 * 1) How do cities and towns decorate for la Navidad?
 * 2) What is NocheBuena?
 * 3) What are villancianos?
 * 4) What do families do on December 24th?
 * 5) What are the names of the Three Kings?
 * 6) What is Noche Vieja?
 * 7) What do Spanish people do for good luck on the Noche Vieja?
 * 8) What is cava?
 * 9) Decades ago how did they know when it was 12:00?
 * 10) What are the "cuartos?"
 * 11) What is "el día de los Reyes?" When is it celebrated?
 * 12) What do the bakeries do for the bad children as a joke?
 * 13) What is turrón? Give some types of it.
 * 14) Instead of a tree, what do Spanish families have in their homes?

[|**http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-spain.htm**]
 * 1) Describe “Hogueras”
 * 2) Describe a typical Christmas Eve dinner.
 * 3) Who is seen visiting during Christmas time in Spain?

[|**http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/wdevlin/wdpinatahistory.html**]
 * MÉXICO**
 * PIÑATA**
 * 1) Where did piñatas originally come from? What countries had versions? Describe them.
 * 2) Tell the history of the piñata.
 * 3) How are piñatas decorated (what do they typically look like?)
 * 4) Write 3 lines of the piñata song that the children sing.
 * 5) What are piñatas filled with at Christmas?
 * 6) What role do piñatas play at Christmas?

Use the following websites to write more about Mexican traditions. (no less than100 words) [|**http://www.inside-mexico.com/featurenavidad.htm**] [|**http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/xmasindex.html**] [|**http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-mexico.htm**] [|**http://www.mexonline.com/christmas.htm**]
 * 1) List things you learned from these sites that are new information.
 * 2) What did you read about that was similar to what we have already learned this week about how other Spanish speaking countries celebrate Christmas?