I need 10 fun facts about spain any suggestons?
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for my history project i need 10 fun facts on spain....not only information about the country but things that would capture a 9th graders attention
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Answer:
1. There is a tomato throwing fest every year in the town of Buñol (Valencia) 2. Shops usually close for 4 hours in the afternoon for "siesta" (afternoon nap) 3. They eat alot of ham. Concretely, for each inhabitant of Spain, there is one entire pig consumed every year (i.e. there is the same amount of pigs consumed as there are inhabitants... which probably means that some inhabitants eat more than one pig). 4. There are on average 315 days of sunshine a year. 5. One of the most famous national holidays consists of people running away from bulls. (Sanfermines in Pamplona) 6. Spain is the second most visited country in the world. 7. There is a piece of England in the south of Spain (literally not figuratively). The rock of Gibraltar is officially English territory. 8. The most popular sport in Spain is football 9. At Spanish New Year it is tradition to eat 12 grapes. One for every count of the second hand up to midnight. You end up with your mouth full 10. In Spain, when people greet you, they give you two kisses. One on each cheek.
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1) The city of Barcelona, Spain, hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics 2) The Spanish rulers Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon funded Christopher Columbus' expedition resulting in the discovery of the New World 3) Each year, Pamplona, Spain hosts the "running of the bulls" during the festival of San Fermin 4) In 1588, Phillip II of Spain sent the Spanish Armada against his former sister-in-law, Elizabeth I. Spain lost the battle, and this signalled the start of the decline of the Spanish Empire. 5) At its peak, the Spanish Empire controlled Spain, other areas of Europe, Florida, the southwest United States up through California and over to Texas, Mexico, and large sections of Central and South America. 6) The current Spanish Royal Family consists of 13 immediate members, and has ancestrial ties to Queen Victoria of England. 7) There are multiple dialects in Spain- Castillian, Catalan, Basque, and Galician to name a few. 8) Lower Spain, often referred to Andalusia, was once under the control of a Muslim empire extending from Spain through North Africa all the way to Egypt. Grenada was the last stronghold to fall to Isabella and Ferdinand, and became one of their favorite palaces. 9) Spain is the second largest country in western Europe after France 10) Mary I of England, often referred to as "Bloody Mary" was half-Spanish, the daughter of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII of England. Her grandparents (Catherine's parents) were Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain. Hope these help.
Erin
Sex change operations are FREE in the community (state) of Andalusia. That would catch their attention.
G
one of playable civilization in Age of Empires 3
Anonymous
It's clean Lot's of graffiti art A lot of motor scooters Has the largest church in the world...La Sagrada Familia
Brandon
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