Spanish and Latin-American Culture, Literature and History

How do the Spanish people celebrate All Saints’ Day? Find out about this celebration and learn about the Spanish culture and traditions.

En martes, ni te cases, ni te embarques, ni de tu casa te apartes. (On Tuesday, do not marry, nor embark, nor leave your home.) This old Spanish saying partly reflects a typical superstition of Spain and the Hispanic countries (Cuba, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile,

This Monday, the Diputación of Granada has presented in the Cervantes Institute of Madrid the platform «Universo Lorca», the first website about the places that marked the life of the Andalusian poet and his connection with the land that saw him born. The presence of

If you are spending Christmas in Spain you will surely see that television is loaded with advertising. Between toys and perfumes there is still space for some spots that are worth watching. From Instituto Mediterráneo Sol we want to compile some of the most important

Granada offers a lot of options to spend a perfect Saint Valentine’s Day. In this post we explain you the relation between Granada and love.

We continue talking about the most popular traditions during Christmas. It is the turn of the celebration of All Fools’ Day in Spain, it is very curious!

On December 22nd we celebrate the traditional Christmas Lottery in Spain. Many will be surprised by the large number of Christmas traditions we have, right?

this article in about a few advices to fight the cold here in spain with a compilation of a very simple soup recipes

If you ask to a foreign person what does he thinks about Spanish people and their habits, probably he will describe them with a wrong idea: just bulls, paella and flamenco. When can we talk about habits and when about stereotypes? In this article we

Every year, on November 1 under the influence of Halloween (American holiday) Spain claims its more traditional and rooted parties.