Unusual festivals in Spain La Tomatina La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol near Valencia in Spain. Thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this ’World’s Biggest Food Fight’ where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. The week-long festival features music‚ parades‚ dancing‚ and fireworks. On the night before the tomato fight‚ participants of the
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14 35 N‚ 121 00 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington‚ DC during Standard Time) Spain Spain’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain‚ France‚ and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). Location:
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The Islamic Golden Age in Spain was a multi-cultural mix of the people of three religions that believed in one God; Muslims‚ Christians‚ and Jews. During the Golden Age; libraries‚ colleges‚ public baths were established and literature‚ poetry‚ and architecture flourished. Muslims and non-Muslims made general influences to this flowering of culture. The Golden Age is described as religious and ethnic tolerance and mixed agreement between Muslims‚ Christians‚ and Jews. Although Christians and Jews
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Magellan set out from Spain in 1519 on the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe with five ships and a complement of 264 crew. Three years later in 1522‚ only the one ship‚ the Victoria‚ returned to Spain with 18 men. The Philippines were the death of Magellan. The expedition sighted the island of Samar on March 16‚ 1521. Magellan was welcomed by two Rajas‚ Kolambu and Siagu. He named the islands the Archipelago of San Lazaro‚ erected a cross and claimed the lands for Spain. The friendly Rajas
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greed. Three very successful countires were France‚ Spain‚ and Portugul. When the rush to the New World began these countries cemented themselves in the thick of the New World and its seemingly endless bounties. Each county had its own setbacks and eventual downfalls when faced with natives‚ enviroments‚ and rebellions. Even after the downfall and departure‚ these nations left lasting marks on the places they inhabited‚ and the world as a whole. Spain became the richest and most powerful county in the
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barrier‚ though it is possible to communicate in Spain‚ as 22% of the population speak English as well as Spanish. On the other hand‚ only 1.6% of the Canadian population speak Spanish. Spain is quite a bit more crowded then Canada‚ due to the fact that Spain’s population is larger than Canada by approximately 10 million‚ despite the fact that Spain is 9.5 million square kilometers smaller than Canada. That means for every square kilometer in Spain‚ there is 92 people‚ where as in Canada‚ there is
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The Success of Spain in the New World During the sixteenth century after Christopher Columbus discovery of the new world‚ many European empires were attracted to the new world. Among all the empires that ruled over the new world; Spain was the most successful one. The reason for their success over the other empire was due to their ability to manipulate the economy‚ establishment of political system and their relation with the aboriginals and the disease they brought in the new world. It wasn’t an
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Louisa Muniain April 13‚ 2008 World Cultures CAS Mr. Isaac The Expulsion of Jews from Spain The Jewish Expulsion put an end to one of the most notable and largest settlements in Europe. The main leader behind this dreadful era was Tomas de Torquemada. The King and Queen of Spain‚ Ferdinand and Isabella appointed Torquemada Inquisitor General in 1483. I believe that if Torquemada hadn’t become such good friends with the King and Queen and was not as influencing‚ as he became to be during
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(Arabic Spain) The Muslims continued to expand territory relentlessly‚ throughout the sixth and the seventh century‚ the century of the prophet Muhammad’s death. In 711 the Islamic armies led by Berber (north African Muslim tribesmen) Tariq ibn-Ziyad crossed the straight of (Gibraltar) from Maghreb (Morocco) and rapidly advanced north conquering Visigoth Spain (Germanic Christian rulers) within seven years. In establishing an Islamic state throughout the Iberian peninsula‚(todays Spain and Portugal
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Cultural Differences: Spain & Slovakia Country and Culture Research Assignment October 8‚ 2008 Adding sparkling lemonade or coke to red wine in Spain during lunch time is usual habit‚ while in Slovakia‚ people often drink‚ with their lunch‚ still‚ sparkling and gently sparkling mineral water or‚ of course beer of Slovak or Czech production. Even small details make these two countries different. Although there are some similarities among Slovak and Spanish population‚ mainly between the
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