HW: San Fermín + Carnaval
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kawaiihime on February 3, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 el día feriado | (public) holiday |
| echar una siesta | to throw a siesta (to nap) |
| el disparo de un cohete | the firing of a rocket |
| el encierro | the running of bulls (bullfighting) |
| la faja | sash (piece of clothing) |
| la boina | beret (piece of clothing) |
| el miércoles de ceniza | Ash Wednesday (the 1st day of Lent) |
| la cuaresma | Lent (40 days) |
| el ayuno | fasting |
| la abstinencia | abstinense |
| las comparsas | group of people at Carnaval that wear costumes w/ masks |
| Carnaval | festival that last from 3 days up to a week; just before the beginning of lent |
| San Juan | el santo patrón de Puerto Rico |
| San Isidro | el santo patrón de Madrid |
| la virgen de Guadalupe | la patrona de México |
| San Fermín | el santo patrón de Pamplona |
| los mozos | young men who run with the bulls |
| el toro | bull |
| siete de julio | el día de San Fermín |
| la locura | craziness |
| el manicomio | insane asylum |
| desafiar | to dare; to challenge (verbo conjugado como confiar) |
| hartarse | to get one's fill of |
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