The Spanish like to spend their leisure time with their family, whether it is playing games, going to or having parties They like to attend activities such as sports events like soccer or more traditional activities like Bullfighting. They enjoy spending their time outdoors as much as possible.

Fiestas or Parties play a major role in Spanish life. Each city has its own special fiesta, often in honor of a saint. These fiestas include parades, fireworks, dancing, bullfights, carnivals, and wearing festive costumes. Spain’s official national holidays are New Year's Day, Feast of San Jose (March 19th), Holy Week and Easter, Labor Day (May 1st), The King's Birthday (June 24th), Santiago Day (June 25th), National Day (December 6th), Immaculate Conception (December 8th), and Christmas. The only difference with Christmas is that the gifts are not opened until the Day of the Three Wise Men on January 6th.

Education in Spain is required for children between the ages of six and fourteen. After the children finish Primary school they have the option of either attending a secondary school or a type of Technical school. Since it is mandatory to attend school the Literacy rate for the country is at 92%. The number of people attending universities is steadily increasing. More teens are applying to go to secondary school and are choosing to get into more professional fields.

Spain is one of the largest countries in Europe. Its land is very unique. It has various large rivers, several mountain ranges along the northern shore, many beautiful coasts and gulfs and a number of islands.

In the North is where the grazing communities settle because of the pastures, and meadows, this is the ideal land for the grazing animals like goats and sheep. This area has a type of wild bear and half-wild horses. It also has boars, mountain goats, and several game birds. The natural resources are the apples the people grow along the base of the mountains and wood such as Oak, Beech, and Chestnut. In some areas Eucalyptus grow. Like the Mediterranean area this region also has a lot of seafood. In the Mediterranean area they also grow a lot of rice, olives, and have plentiful vineyards. In the South where Andalusia is where a lot of the fruit orchards are. These consist of Cherry,

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