Spanish Culture

Learning about Spanish culture is just as important as learning the language itself. Understanding Spanish culture will give you an edge when learning the Spanish language and especially if you ever visit a Spanish-speaking country. Knowing about Spanish culture is also useful if you ever spend time with a native speaker.

There has been a lot of important an Spanish literature written throughout the ages. Some of the Spanish literature greats are Miguel de Cervantes, who wrote the epic Don Quixote, Benito Perez Galdos, and Federico Garcia Lorca. Some contemporary Spanish authors are Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende.

Traditional Spanish jokes are usually very in-your-face and not subtle at all. Often Spanish jokes are international with a few substitutions. For example the people of Lepe take the place of the Irish and Catalans take the place of Scots in ethnic jokes.

Most traditional Spanish game resources are for Spanish children's games. Traditional Spanish children's games are fun for young people to learn about Spanish culture in a fun way. For a great list of traditional Spanish children's games visit streetplay.com.

There are lots of Spanish magazines from every Spanish-speaking region. Spanish magazines on every topic imaginable are available. If you are looking for some Spanish magazines there are some English websites that allow you to order a subscription to popular Spanish magazines.

Spanish New Year celebrations are similar to American ones. They usually begin with a family dinner and after the stroke of midnight many young people attend New Year's parties. One Spanish New Year's tradition is to eat 12 grapes, one for every chime of the clock, at midnight.