What are the cultural characteristics of Spain?

Spain has four main languages, except Spanish, which is the official language of the country, and the other three are the official languages of the region:

Spanish (also known as Castilian) is spoken all over Spain, accounting for 74%.

Catalan (also called Valencia) is spoken in Catalonia, Valencia and Balearic Islands, accounting for 17%.

Basque language, spoken in Basque region, accounts for 2%.

Galician, spoken in Galicia, accounting for 7%.

Spaniards generally use their own official language in economic and trade exchanges. Government officials and businessmen engaged in foreign affairs generally speak English or French. There are 500 million people in the world who speak Spanish, which makes it the third most spoken language in the world and the second most spoken language in this country.

Spanish folk customs are unrestrained and enthusiastic, and local people like bullfighting and flamenco dance. It is also the hometown of guitar. Modern classical guitar originated and flourished in Spain.

On July 3, 2005, Spain became the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

Spaniards usually shake hands when meeting guests in formal social situations. Boyfriends often hug each other when they meet acquaintances. Spanish names usually have three or four parts. The first two sections are my name, the penultimate section is my father's surname, and the last section is my mother's surname. Usually it is the father's surname.

Spaniards attach great importance to credibility and always try their best to fulfill signed contracts. Even if the contract is found to have disadvantages, it is unwilling to admit its mistakes publicly. In this case, if the other party can help them sincerely, it will win the respect and friendship of the Spanish. Spaniards are punctual only when they take part in bullfighting, but guests should also be punctual, even if the other party is late, don't blame them. Spaniards are cheerful and enthusiastic, but easily excited. Sometimes it is normal to quarrel, and they are used to it.

The Spanish government recognizes the Arts and Literary Medal and awards it to those who have contributed to the spread of Spanish and Spanish culture by participating in literary and artistic creation activities in various fields. The medal has been awarded to four people around the world (2009). Dong Yansheng, the Chinese translator of Don Quixote, won the Spanish Literature and Art Medal.

Goya Award is an annual film award issued by the Spanish Academy of Arts and Film Sciences, which is called "Oscar Award" in Spain. Named after the Spanish artist Francisco Goya, it was first awarded in 1987, including 28 regular awards and a lifetime honor award. The winner can get a bust of Goya.

Flamenco dance and bullfighting are called the two quintessences of Spain. Flamengo is a comprehensive art in Spain, which combines dance, singing and instrumental music, and originated from the place where traditional gypsies live. Today, Flamengo has become one of the representative arts with Spanish characteristics. Adhering to the freedom and casualness of gypsies, Flamengo, which combines the elegance and splendor of Europe and the unrestrained enthusiasm of America, has long been a household name on the world stage and has been accepted and loved by more and more people.

The Bull Running Festival is a traditional festival in Pamplona, which started at 159 1 and attracts tens of thousands of people every year. The official name of Spain's annual Bull Run Festival is "San Fermin Festival", and San Fermin is the patron saint of Pamplona, the capital of the wealthy Navarra province in northeast Spain. The origin of the Bull Running Festival is directly related to the tradition of bullfighting in Spain. It is said that it is difficult for Pamplona people to drive six tall bulls from the cowshed in the suburbs to the bullring in the city. /kloc-in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, onlookers had a whim and dared to run to the bull, angering it and inducing it to rush into the bullring. Later, this custom evolved into the running of cattle festival.

The People's Tower is a traditional folk activity in Catalonia, Spain, which is similar to the traditional "pyramid" in China and is called "castel" in Spain. This activity spread for hundreds of years, and it didn't become popular until the19th century. Catalonia holds an artificial tower competition every year, and the height of the artificial tower can reach up to ten floors.

The custom of "Cocoa" performance originated from a local legend in medieval Spain. According to local legends in Spain, two local women survived this dance in the Middle Ages, from which "cocoa" came.

In the "Koka" performance, little girls put on beautiful traditional costumes, and then let their mothers carry them on their shoulders, and mother and daughter dance together.