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CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY

CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY

Spanish	English
DIAS FESTIVOS
Nochebuena	Christmas Eve
Día de navidad	Christmas Day
Año Nuevo	New Year
Nochevieja	New Year's Eve
El día de año nuevo	New Year's Day
las vacaciones de Navidad	the Christmas holidays
las Navidades / la Navidad	Yuletide
el Día de Reyes	6th January (the day when presents are traditionally given in Spanish-speaking countries)
la Noche de Reyes	Twelfth Night
el Día de los Santos Inocentes	28th December (similar to April Fool's Day)

COSAS NAVIDEÑAS
regalo de navidad	Christmas present
adornos de Navidad	Christmas decorations
un ramo de Navidad	a Christmas wreath
el muérdago	mistletoe
el acebo	holly
flor de Navidad	poinsettia
la comida de Navidad	Christmas dinner
una tarjeta de Navidad, un crismas	a Chrstmas card
Árbol de navidad	Christmas tree
el espumillón	tinsel
un calendario de Adviento	Advent calendar
un pesebre	a crib
la misa del gallo	Midnight Mass
un villancico	Christmas carol
adorno (Árbol de navidad)	bauble
Baltasar, Gaspar, Melchor	Balthasar, Gaspar, Melchior
los Reyes Magos	the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men
tomar las uvas	to see the New Year in. (in Spain a grape is eaten for each stroke of the clock at 12pm on December 31st. Each grape is supposed to represent one month of the new year)
un auto de Navidad	a nativity play
¡Feliz Navidad! / ¡Felices Pascuas!	Happy Christmas
¡Felices fiestas!	Season's greetings!
¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!	Merry Christmas and a Prosperous / Happy New Year!
¿Qué te regalaron para Navidad?	What did you get for Christmas?
La Navidad está en puertas	Christmas is just around the corner
Los preparativos de la Navidad empiezan en octubre	The buildup to Christmas starts in October
el espíritu navideño	the Christmas spirit
oro	gold
incienso	frankincense
mirra	myrrh
Jerusalén	Jerusalem
la cabalgata	On 6th January there is a Christmas parade, the principal characters are the "magic kings" who drive around the city on a float and shower the children and people with sweets and other presents.
un belén (Belén = Bethlehem)	a nativity scene
José	Joseph
la Virgen María	Mary
el niño Jesús	(baby) Jesus
los pastores	shepherds
los ángeles	angels
un burro	a donkey
Papá Noel	Father Christmas

COMIDA
un tronco de Navidad			a Christmas yule log
un pastel de Navidad			a Christmas cake
el pavo			turkey
langostinos			king prawns
mantecados			traditional Christmas sweet made mainly from lard and almonds very similar to a "polvorón"
polvorones			a typical Spanish sweet, dry and powdery and made with almonds
una rosca de Reyes / un roscón de Reyes			a large, round bun baked for 6th January with candied fruits and things hidden (coins, etc.) inside
turrón turrón blando turrón duro turrón de chocolate			a typical Spanish sweet eaten at Christmas made with ground almonds hard and nougat-like made with chocolate and puffed rice
mazapán			marzipan
una cesta de Navidad			a Christmas hamper
(una copa de) cava			(a glass of) Spanish sparkling wine, similar to champagne
el Gordo			Massive Christmas lottery which takes place on 22nd December, almost everyone buys a ticket. The results are sang by children as the balls come out of the machine.
		Christmas Vocabulary advent the arrival of someone or something important Advent the coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas angel a spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings) berry a small round fruit Bethlehem the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ candle a cylinder of wax with a central wick (like string) which burns to produce light chimney a vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Father Christmas traditionally enters a house through its chimney) Christ the title of Jesus (also used as His name) Christian a person who believes in Christianity; also an adjective Christianity the religion based on the teachings and person of Jesus Christ Christmas the annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25 December) Christmas cake a rich fruit cake covered with white icing, eaten at Christmas Christmas card a greetings card that people send to friends and family at Christmas Christmas carol a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at Christmas Christmas Day 25 December, the birthday of Jesus Christ Christmas Eve the evening or day before Christmas Day (24 December) Christmas holidays the holiday period for about a week before and after Christmas Day Christmas present a gift or present given at Christmas Christmas tree an evergreen tree (often a spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas cracker a decorated paper tube that makes a sharp noise ("crack!") and releases a small toy when two people pull it apart decoration something that adds beauty; ornament egg-nog a traditional Christmas drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk Father Christmas an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as Santa Claus) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard fireplace a partly enclosed space in a house where people light a fire for warmth frankincense a gum used for incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus gold a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus holly an evergreen plant with prickly dark green leaves and red berries Jesus the name of Christ, the central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God) Joseph the husband of Mary (the mother of Jesus) magi the wise men from the East who brought gifts for the baby Jesus manger a trough for food for horses or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus) Mary the mother of Jesus mistletoe a parasitic plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration myrrh a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus nativity the birth of a person the Nativity the birth of Jesus Christ nativity play a play that people perform at Christmas based on the birth of Jesus new year the start of a year; the period just before and after 1 January New Year's Day 1 January New Year's Eve 31 December ornament an object that adds beauty to something; a decoration present a thing given to somebody as a gift. reindeer a deer with large antlers found in some cold climates (believed to pull the sleigh for Santa Claus or Father Christmas) Santa Claus an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as Father Christmas) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard (Santa Claus may be based in part on the historical figure of Saint Nicholas.) shepherd a person who looks after sheep sleigh a sledge or light cart on runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice snow water vapour from the sky that falls as white flakes and covers the ground star a bright point in the night sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun the star of Bethlehem the star that announced the birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Him tinsel a decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas turkey a bird like a large chicken, traditionally eaten at Christmas white Christmas a Christmas with snow on the ground Xmas abbreviation or informal term for Christmas