Christmas in spain!

In Spain, the Christmas holiday season is full of the

usual Christmas festivities the more common traditions

include incredibly elaborate Nacimiento,Christmas trees,

and remarkable Christmas markets scattered among

villages and cities with piles of fruits,flowers,marzipan

and other sweets,candles,decorations and hand-made

Christmas gifts. Often, as the Christmas Eve stars appear

in the heavens, tiny oil lamps are lighted,warning

village windows.

The crowds at the Christmas market thin as

shoppers return to prepare for the

coming meal.

Christmas dinner is never eaten until after

midnight.It is a family feast, and often

highlighted with Pavo Trufado

of Christmas.

After the meal,family members gather around the

Christmas tree and sing Christmas carols and

hyms of Christendom.It is the Three Wise Men

who comes to Spain bearing gifts on January

5th,children place their shoes on the doorstep

and in the secret of the night.January 6th,

Epiphany is heralded with parades in varius

cities where candy and cakes are distributed

to throngs of children.

Chritsmas in Europe!

Christmas is an annual holiday characterized chiefly as a

time for getting together with one´s family,spreading goodwill,

feasting,an exchanging presents. Christmas combines the

celebration of Jesus´s birth with various traditions and customs

such as Yule (pagan scandinavian in Northern Europe),

Saturnalia (in Italy).

Christmas traditions include the display of Nativity scenes and

Christmas trees,the exchange of gifts and cards,and the arrival of

Father Christmas (Santa Claus) on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day always falls on December 25 th. It is preceded

by Christmas Eve on December 24, and in some countries,such

as Great Britain and Canada, is followed by Boxing Day on

December 26.

Christmas is celebrated in most countriest around the world,owing

to the spread of Christianity and Western culture. In many

countries,business,schools and communities have

Christmas parties and dances in the weeks

before Christmas.

Christmas pageants may visit neighborhood homes to sing

carols.Others do volunteer work or hold fundraising drives

for charities.Another traditions is to send cards to

their friends and family members with the

phrase: "Merry Christmas".

Green day!♬

Green Day is an American musical group(origin:East Bay,California, USA) of three core members:

Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar,lead vocals)

Mike Dirnt (bass)

Tre Cool (drums).

The band has sold over 30 million albums in USA,and over 70 million records

worldwide.Green Day currently has three "Grammy Awards" under their belt

for ALTERNATIVE ALBUM for Dookie,Best Rock Album for American Idiot and

Record of the Year for their single "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

History:

In 1989,Armstrong,Dirnt and Al Sobrante (former member) decided to form

Green Day and performed their first show is the courtyard of Contra Costa College,

junior college in California.

The band made to sign to Lookout Records. In 19921 first to feature Tre Cool

on drums.

Musical style and influences:

Green Day´s sound is often compared to first wave punk rock bands such

as the Ramones,and The Clash.

Armstrong´s lyrics describe alienation, hysteria,girls,Ramones had similar

lyrical themes.

Discography:

-Date Released: -Title: -Record Label:

1990 39/Smooth. Lookout Records.

1992 Kerplunk. Lookout Records.

1994 Dookie. Reprise Records.

1995 Insomniac. Reprise Records.

1997 Nimrod. Reprise Records.

2000 Warning. Reprise Records.

2004 American Idiot. Repirse Records.