🎄 Holidays
In this section, you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary and everyday expressions for talking about holidays, holiday celebrations, family gatherings, traditions, gifts, special meals, and holiday plans.
🟢 Basic Holiday Vocabulary
📅 Public holiday → Día festivo
🎉 Celebration → Celebración
👨👩👧👦 Family → Familia
🎁 Gift → Regalo
🍽️ Dinner → Cena
🎊 Party → Fiesta
🟡 Holiday & Celebration Vocabulary
🎄 Christmas → Navidad
🎆 New Year → Año Nuevo
🐣 Easter → Pascua
🕯️ Tradition → Tradición
🍲 Traditional food → Comida tradicional
🎇 Fireworks → Fuegos artificiales
🏠 Holiday Plans & Activities
🤝 Family gathering → Reunión familiar
🍽️ Special meal → Comida especial
✈️ Holiday trip → Viaje de vacaciones
🏖️ Vacation → Vacaciones
😌 Day off → Día libre
🎁 To exchange gifts → Intercambiar regalos
▶️ Holiday Actions
🎉 To celebrate → Celebrar
🎁 To give a gift → Dar un regalo
👨👩👧👦 To spend time with family → Pasar tiempo con la familia
🍳 To prepare dinner → Preparar la cena
✈️ To travel → Viajar
🎄 To decorate → Decorar
🧠 Talking About Holidays
💡 Use celebrar to talk about celebrating a holiday or special occasion.
Celebramos la Navidad con la familia.
We celebrate Christmas with the family.
¿Cómo celebran el Año Nuevo?
How do you celebrate New Year?
Celebramos la Navidad con la familia.
We celebrate Christmas with the family.
¿Cómo celebran el Año Nuevo?
How do you celebrate New Year?
💡 Use pasar to talk about spending a holiday or special occasion somewhere or with someone.
Voy a pasar las fiestas con mi familia.
I'm going to spend the holidays with my family.
Pasamos el Año Nuevo en casa.
We spent New Year at home.
Voy a pasar las fiestas con mi familia.
I'm going to spend the holidays with my family.
Pasamos el Año Nuevo en casa.
We spent New Year at home.
💡 Día festivo usually refers to an official or public holiday when schools, businesses, or government offices may be closed. Fiesta can mean a party or celebration, while festividad can refer more broadly to a festive or traditional celebration.
Mañana es día festivo.
Tomorrow is a public holiday.
Mañana es día festivo.
Tomorrow is a public holiday.
🎉 Holiday Greetings
🎄 ¡Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
🎆 ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
🎊 ¡Felices fiestas!
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays!
🥂 ¡Que tengas un feliz Año Nuevo!
Have a happy New Year!
Have a happy New Year!
❓ Useful Holiday Questions
🎉 ¿Qué celebras?
What are you celebrating?
What are you celebrating?
👨👩👧👦 ¿Vas a pasar las fiestas con tu familia?
Are you going to spend the holidays with your family?
Are you going to spend the holidays with your family?
🎄 ¿Cómo celebran la Navidad?
How do you celebrate Christmas?
How do you celebrate Christmas?
🎁 ¿Intercambian regalos?
Do you exchange gifts?
Do you exchange gifts?
🍽️ ¿Qué comen durante las fiestas?
What do you eat during the holidays?
What do you eat during the holidays?
📅 ¿Mañana es día festivo?
Is tomorrow a public holiday?
Is tomorrow a public holiday?
💬 Common Holiday Phrases
🎁 Te traje un regalo especial.
I brought you a special gift.
I brought you a special gift.
👨👩👧👦 Celebramos juntos en familia.
We celebrate together as a family.
We celebrate together as a family.
🍽️ Vamos a preparar una cena especial.
We're going to prepare a special dinner.
We're going to prepare a special dinner.
🎆 Vamos a ver los fuegos artificiales.
We're going to watch the fireworks.
We're going to watch the fireworks.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Holiday plans
A: ¿Qué vas a hacer durante las fiestas?
B: Voy a visitar a mi familia.
A: ¿Van a celebrar juntos?
B: Sí, vamos a preparar una cena especial.
A: What are you going to do during the holidays?
B: I'm going to visit my family.
A: Are you going to celebrate together?
B: Yes, we're going to prepare a special dinner.
A: ¿Qué vas a hacer durante las fiestas?
B: Voy a visitar a mi familia.
A: ¿Van a celebrar juntos?
B: Sí, vamos a preparar una cena especial.
A: What are you going to do during the holidays?
B: I'm going to visit my family.
A: Are you going to celebrate together?
B: Yes, we're going to prepare a special dinner.
Talking about traditions
A: ¿Tienen alguna tradición especial?
B: Sí, cenamos juntos todos los años.
A: ¿También intercambian regalos?
B: Sí, después de la cena.
A: Do you have any special traditions?
B: Yes, we have dinner together every year.
A: Do you also exchange gifts?
B: Yes, after dinner.
A: ¿Tienen alguna tradición especial?
B: Sí, cenamos juntos todos los años.
A: ¿También intercambian regalos?
B: Sí, después de la cena.
A: Do you have any special traditions?
B: Yes, we have dinner together every year.
A: Do you also exchange gifts?
B: Yes, after dinner.
📝 Example Sentences
🍽️ La cena de Navidad es una tradición familiar.
Christmas dinner is a family tradition.
Christmas dinner is a family tradition.
🎊 La fiesta dura toda la noche.
The party lasts all night.
The party lasts all night.
🕯️ Esta tradición es muy antigua.
This tradition is very old.
This tradition is very old.
🎇 Los fuegos artificiales iluminan el cielo.
The fireworks light up the sky.
The fireworks light up the sky.
🎁 Los niños abren sus regalos por la mañana.
The children open their gifts in the morning.
The children open their gifts in the morning.
👨👩👧👦 Toda la familia se reúne para celebrar.
The whole family gets together to celebrate.
The whole family gets together to celebrate.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- ¡Felices fiestas!
- ¿Qué vas a hacer durante las fiestas?
- Voy a pasar las fiestas con mi familia.
- Vamos a preparar una cena especial.
- ¿Intercambian regalos?
- Mañana es día festivo.