print email comment close Christmas URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/christmas/ Description: Brief overview of Christmas and New Year's traditions in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, such as "Père Fouettard, Father Spanker, in France, to las uvas de la suerte, the lucky grapes, in Spain." Also includes a quiz and foreign terms associated with these holidays. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) service that focuses on learning foreign languages. Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Extra Keywords Pere el dia de los Santos Inocentes Holy Innocents' day Library of Congress Subject Headings: Christmas -- Europe Europe -- Social life and customs Holidays LII Database Information: Record 19830 created by Maria Brandt on 11/27/2005 Last modification on 11/27/2005 Published: 12/01/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19830