Saturday, November 27, 2021

INTERMEDIATE COURSE, 2021, CLASS 8

 IN this class we read about Halloween.

https://www.20minutos.es/viajes/verdadero-origen-halloween-irlanda-4864817/?autoref=true

Some vocab that came up…

Las calabazas – pumpkins

Ahuyentar – to scare away

Un fantasma – a ghost

Una bruja – a witch

Asustar – to scare

La cosecha – harvest

Los nabos – turnips

Pedir limosna – to beg

Un mendigo – a beggar, tramp

A la vuelta de la esquina – just around the corner

La víspera – the day before

La hoguera – the bonfire

Festivales estacionales – seasonal festivals (comes from “estación”)

La Edad Media – the Middle Ages

Engaño al diablo – he fooled the devil

Vagar en la tierra – to wander around the earth


For homework we have to answer the questions about the Halloween text. 

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