Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Spanish Culture

Photo by Randy Colt
Before travelling to any country it is very important to know the culture and a little bit about the history of that country. Here I observed the exotic culture of Spain. Whenever people think of Spain right away they think of flamenco dance form and places such as Barcelona.

Photo by Wallyg on Flickr 
However, Spain has a lot more to it than just that. Spain has a great history of Spanish literature starting from the Renaissance period. Such literature includes poetry, prose, and novels. Spain is also popular for it paintings and sculptures. Spain's well known artist since the 20th century has been Pablo Picasso who is known for his abstract drawings as well as paintings.

Photo in Cordoba, Spain
Many of the architecture in Spain are displayed through mosques, tombs, the palace and the fort. All of these designs are inspired by Islamic culture. Islamic art didn't allow for the painting of people or figures therefore important buildings have walls of beautiful designs and floral patterns.

Spain does not have a national sport however it's most popular sport is Football.

Most people in Spain are known to be Roman Catholics with a few from other religions.

Lastly, Spain has many languages. The five most common languages of Spain are Spanish or Castilian,
Catalan or Valencian, Basque, Galician, and/or Aranese. Each is spoken in different parts of Spain with its own unique dialect. 






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