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WorksheetsLa Pascua en España
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Spanish word for Easter is...
Pascua
Navidad
Semana Santa
Fiesta
What is Semana Santa?
Christmas week
when Spanish children get their presents
Holy week - the week before Easter
Holy week - the week after Easter
How many days does La Cuaresma last?
15
40
7
25
What does La Cuaresma mean in English?
40 days
Lent
Ash Wednesday
Palm Sunday
What is the first day of Semana Santa called?
el Domingo de Pascua
el Viernes Santo
el Domingo de Ramos
el Domingo de Santa
What do Spanish people take to church on el Domingo de Ramos?
a palm or olive branch
chocolate bunnies
a decorated egg
pancakes
Everyday during Semana Santa there are huge processions through the towns and villages in Spain. What is carried through the streets?
chocolate eggs
floats with statues of Jesus and Mary
children
statues of Santa
The floats are carried by people called...
nazarenos
penitentes
costaleros
chocolates
The people that follow the floats are called 'nazarenos'. They look strange to many people because ...
they are all dressed as Jesus
they wear robes, veils and coned hats
they are always bare-footed
they are always dressed in black
There is a famous event that takes place on el Jueves Santo in the town of Verges - Cataluña. What is it?
la Danza de Pascua - the Easter dance
la Danza de Jesús - the Jesus dance
la Danza de Santa - the Holy dance
la Danza de la Muerte - the skeleton dance
What do Spanish people NOT eat on el Viernes Santo (Good Friday)?
chocolate
eggs
meat
fish
Easter Sunday is known as...
el Domingo de Pascua
el Día de Pascua
el Domingo Santo
el Domingo de la Resurrección
What is la Mona de Pascua?
an Easter song
an Easter cake
an Easter procession
an Easter costume
What is the word for church in Spanish?
la iglesia
la inglesia
el churchio
el iglesia
