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WorksheetsLa Pascua en España
Total questions: 10
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
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
cofradías
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
What is the word for church in Spanish?
la iglesia
la inglesia
el churchio
el iglesia
A ..... .... is always carried at the start of a procession.
(a)
What is the Spanish word for the floats that are carried?
Pasos
Pasar
Paseos
Pasado
Torrijas are ...?
a traditional Semana Santa sweet snack
a traditional Semana Santa savoury snack
The Spanish word for Easter eggs
a traditional Christmas snack
What is NOT a part of Pestiños?
A snack glazed with honey or sugar
a sesame-flavoured dough
A fried snack
A sweet snack of bread soaked in milk and egg
