What is Spain's national pastime?

Flamenco is an ancient and peculiar music whose origins are too varied to be properly verified. It is only known that flamenco music was born centuries ago in Andalucia, Spain. It is generally assumed that a group of gypsies came to Spain in 1449 A.D. and settled in Andalucia, bringing with them a wonderful and rough music, a kind of music with a mixture of sadness, passion, exuberance, slow and other emotions and rhythms, as well as some Bohemian and Hungarian local colors. The music of Andalusia itself, on the other hand, is a mixture of old Spanish music - a mixture of Moorish, Byzantine, Jewish, Iberian and other Mediterranean cultures. This is why the Spanish musician Manuel de Falla summarized the three main origins of Flamenco in terms of the above factors: the Byzantine church music, the Moorish invasion, and the arrival of the Gypsies. Another musician, Medina Azara, suggests that it has more to do with Jewish choral singing, since the oldest and most Andalusian music is derived from Jewish ritual singing. At an earlier time, the Romans also introduced a harp of Greek and Assyrian origin, which became popular in Spain and later developed into the guitar, which became a form of flamenco music. The three souls that make up Flamenco are the guitar, dancing and singing. The three souls of Flamenco are the guitar, dancing and singing, all of which must be accompanied by feelings and rhythms, atmosphere and aura. A traditional Flamenco performance is usually held in a tavern, where the singer sings a traditional tune and the guitarist plays along with the singer, sometimes improvising a beautiful melody (falsetas) to echo the song. The dancers may clap their hands to the rhythm or get up and dance, stamping their feet on the ground to create a complex and heartfelt rhythm. As the song and the guitar sound are sometimes mournful and sometimes joyful, the dancers become emotionally involved, with dramatic upper body expressions and hand movements. The dancers can clap their hands to the rhythm, or get up and dance for a while, stamping their feet on the ground to create a complex and heartfelt rhythm. As the songs and guitars are sometimes mournful and sometimes joyful, the dancers become emotionally involved, with dramatic expressions and hand movements of the upper body. The tone of the players' playing varies, but if it is truly from the depths of their hearts, it is a strong expression of themselves, and their technique is more sophisticated and musical. After listening to Flamenco, which fully expresses the passionate personality of the Spanish nation, you may be able to stir up the passion for life in your heart with their passionate rhythms as they beat on the piano case.