Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
file. help. " Feliz Navidad " ( Spanish: [feˈlis naβiˈða (ð)]; lit. transl."Merry Christmas") is a Christmas song written and first recorded in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. [ 1 ][ 2 ] With its simple, heartfelt lyrics - the traditional Spanish Christmas/New Year greeting "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad ...
A wooden puppet depicting the Befana. In Italian folklore and folk customs, the Befana ( Italian: [beˈfaːna]) is a witch-like old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi. [ 1] The Befana is a widespread tradition among all Italians and ...
A Christmas cantata or Nativity cantata is a cantata, music for voice or voices in several movements, for Christmas. The importance of the feast inspired many composers to write cantatas for the occasion, some designed to be performed in church services, others for concert or secular celebration. The Christmas story, telling of music of the ...
Wigilia ( Polish pronunciation: [vʲiˈɡʲilja] ⓘ) is the traditional Christmas Eve vigil supper in Poland, held on December 24. The term is often applied to the whole of Christmas Eve, extending further to Pasterka — midnight Mass, held in Roman Catholic churches all over Poland and in Polish communities worldwide at or before midnight.
Weihnachten. Weihnachten ( German: [ˈvaɪ̯naxtn̩] ⓘ) is the observance of what is commonly known in English as Christmas in the German -speaking countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is also widespread in countries with a German-speaking minority, such as Transylvania in Romania, South Tyrol in Italy, Eupen in Belgium, and ...
Las Posadas is a novenario (an extended devotional prayer). It is celebrated chiefly in Latin America, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and by Latin Americans in the United States. [ 1][ 2] It is typically celebrated each year between December 16 and December 24. [ 1] Latin American countries have continued to celebrate the holiday ...
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. " Es ist ein Ros entsprungen " ( literally "A rose has sprung up") is a Christmas carol and Marian hymn of German origin. It is most commonly translated into English as " Lo, how a rose e'er blooming " and is also called " A Spotless Rose " and " Behold a Rose of Judah ". The rose in the German text is a symbolic ...
There are friends. There's family. You're both. Merry Christmas. You're the jingle to my bell. Friends close in heart are never truly far apart. Friends like you are what make spirits bright ...