Spanish Christmas
Las Navidades, the Christmas Season, is one of the most important periods of the year and festivities for the Hispanic people, and it goes from the 16th of December to the 2nd of February. ... The night of 24th of December is called Nochebuena, and Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo, meaning Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, is the most common greeting in this day. ... It is original from China and Marco Polo brought it to Italy, and then the Spanish brought it to Mexico. ... The tradition of the piņata, however, has been adopted by others as just an entertainment and now they can be found of any shape and color; just like Spanish people nowadays put in their houses un Arbol de Navidad, originally a German tradition. ... -Through out the whole Christmas season, there are also typical dishes served such as Turron, Rosca De Reyes, Choccolate, and tamales.