{"id":1851,"date":"2020-12-21T22:24:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T21:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/?p=1851"},"modified":"2020-12-21T22:24:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T21:24:30","slug":"olivia-lewis-and-christmas-in-the-united-states-have-you-been-naughty-or-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/olivia-lewis-and-christmas-in-the-united-states-have-you-been-naughty-or-nice\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Lewis and Christmas in the United States. Have you been naughty or nice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"1853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/olivia-lewis-and-christmas-in-the-united-states-have-you-been-naughty-or-nice\/christmas-stockings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?fit=1077%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1077,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Christmas Stockings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?fit=269%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?fit=750%2C836&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1853\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?resize=269%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?resize=269%2C300&amp;ssl=1 269w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?resize=919%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 919w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?resize=768%2C856&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?resize=750%2C836&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Christmas-Stockings.jpg?w=1077&amp;ssl=1 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Olivia Lewis y la Navidad en los Estados Unidos. \u00bfHas sido travieso o has sido bueno?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our English Language Assistant, who is from the United States, has written a post about Christmas in the United States. I am glad to translate it for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nuestra Auxiliar de Conversaci\u00f3n de Lengua Inglesa, que es de los Estados Unidos, ha escrito un post sobre la Navidad en los Estados Unidos. \u00bfEstoy encantado de traducirlo!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-6799399234594681791yiv7369108490\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em><strong>The United States is a large country containing many different cultures. At times it can be hard for everyone to see eye to eye. However, there is one thing that Americans agree on, it\u2019s that Christmas time is the most magical part of the year. Many Americans are christians but many are not. To make it a national holiday that everyone can enjoy, America puts an emphasis on the mystical Santa Claus.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Los Estados Unidos es un pa\u00eds muy grande que contiene muchas culturas. A veces puede ser dif\u00edcil para todo el mundo el ponerse de acuerdo al respecto. Sin embargo, hay algo sobre los que todos los americanos est\u00e1n de acuerdo, en el hecho de que el periodo navide\u00f1o es la parte m\u00e1s m\u00e1gica del a\u00f1o. Muchos americanos son cristianos pero muchos no lo son. Para hacer que sea una festividad nacional que todo el mundo pueda disfrutar, los americanos se centran en la figura m\u00edtica de Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Before Thanksgiving (24th of November), all of the stores are already packed full with red ribbon, boxes of bonbons and the newest toys. Americans buy there Christmas trees early in December and dress them with Christmas lights and pop-corn threaded string. Gingerbread competitions and secret Santa events are common in every work place. People in America like to decorate the outsides of their houses with lights and sometimes even inflatable statues of Santa Clause, Snowmen and Reindeer. On a Friday evening people will drive around different neighborhoods to see the Christmas lights. Towns and cities often decorate the streets with lights to celebrate Christmas. Perhaps the most famous Christmas street lights in the USA are at the Rockefeller Center in New York where there is a huge Christmas Tree with a public ice skating rink in front of it over Christmas and the New Years.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Antes del d\u00eda de Acci\u00f3n de Gracias (24 de Noviembre) todos los grandes almacenes est\u00e1n llenos de lazos rojos, cajas de bombones y los juguetes m\u00e1s novedosos. Los americanos compran all\u00ed sus \u00e1rboles de Navidad y los adornan con luces navide\u00f1as y un cordel con palomitas atadas al mismo. En todos los lugares de trabajo suele haber competiciones pan de gengibre y acontecimientos secretos de Santa Claus.\u00a0 A los estadounidenses les gusta decorar el exterior de sus casa con luces y a veces incluso con estatuas inflables de Santa Claus, de mu\u00f1ecos de nieve y de renos. Los viernes por la noche las personas suelen conducir por los barrios para ver las luces navide\u00f1as. Ciudades peque\u00f1as y grandes suelen decorar sus calles con luces para celebrar la Navidad. Quiz\u00e1s la luces navide\u00f1as de la calle m\u00e1s famosas de los Estados Unidos son las del Centro Rockefeller en Nueva York, donde hay un enorme \u00e1rbol de Navidad con una pista de patinaje de hielo durante todo el periodo que va desde Navidad hasta A\u00f1o Nuevo.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I have heard of a couple of regional Christmas traditions in the United States. Although I have never experienced them personally. In the Southwest USA, there are some special customs which have some similarities to those in parts of Mexico. These include &#8216;luminarias&#8217; or &#8216;farolitos&#8217; which are paper sacks partly filled with sand and then have a candle put in them. They are lit on Christmas Eve and are put the edges of paths. They represent &#8216;lighting the way&#8217; for somewhere for Mary and Joseph to stay. In the south of Louisiana, on Christmas Eve, families in small towns along the Mississippi River light bonfires along the levees (the high river banks) to help &#8216;Papa Noel&#8217; (the name for Santa in French as Louisiana has a strong historical connection with France) find his way to the children&#8217;s homes!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>He o\u00eddo un par de tradiciones regionales navide\u00f1as en los Estados Unidos. Aunque jam\u00e1s las he vivido en persona. En el suroeste de los Estados Unidos, hay algunas tradiciones especiales que tienen semejanzas con las de partes de M\u00e9xico. Estas tradiciones incluyen \u00abluminarias\u00bb o \u00abfarolitos\u00bb, que son una especie de sacos de papel rellenos de arena a los que se les pone una vela. Todos se encienden en Nochebuena y se ponen a los bordes de los caminos. Estos sacos representan la \u00abiluminaci\u00f3n del camino\u00bb hacia alg\u00fan lugar donde se puedan alojar la Virgen Mar\u00eda y San Jos\u00e9. En el sur de Louisiana, en Nochebuena, las familias que viven en ciudades peque\u00f1as cerca del r\u00edo Misisipi encienden hogueras a lo largo de las riberas del mismo para ayudar a \u00abPap\u00e1 Noel\u00bb (el nombre para Santa Claus en franc\u00e9s, ya que Louisiana tiene una fuerte conexi\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica con Francia) a encontrar el camino hacia las casas de los ni\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Generally on Christmas Eve, families have a quiet night at home. Although, there will always be some\u00a0 chocolate chip cookies and glass of milk\u00a0 left out as a snack for Santa on Christmas Eve. Some people may even leave carrots and celery out for the reindeer. Children wake up on Christmas morning, (Judgement day) to find piles of presents under the tree or a lump of coal in their stockings.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>En general, en Nochebuena, las familias tienen una noche silenciosa en casa. Sin embargo, siembre habr\u00e1 unas galletas de chocolate y un vaso de leche puestos como aperitivo Santa Claus en Nochebuena. Algunas personas pueden dejar incluso zanahorias y apio para los renos. Los ni\u00f1os se despiertan el d\u00eda de Navidad (el \u00abD\u00eda del Juicio Final\u00bb) para encontrar montones de regalos bajo el \u00e1rbol de Navidad o un trozo de carb\u00f3n en sus medias.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0Do you think you have been naughty or nice this year? \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00bfPiensas que has sido travieso o bueno este a\u00f1o? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Lewis y la Navidad en los Estados Unidos. \u00bfHas sido travieso o has sido bueno? Our English Language Assistant, who is from the United States, has written a post about Christmas in the United States. I am glad to translate it for you! Nuestra Auxiliar de Conversaci\u00f3n de Lengua Inglesa, que es de los &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/olivia-lewis-and-christmas-in-the-united-states-have-you-been-naughty-or-nice\/\">Seguir leyendo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5eUNF-tR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1668,"url":"https:\/\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/about-me-about-us\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":0},"title":"About me! About us!","date":"octubre 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello, I am the new bilingual coordinator. 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Estimados amigos: Puede que os hay\u00e1is preguntado\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abMain - Principal\u00bb","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/gAKfE8_Rk4U\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2150,"url":"https:\/\/www.ieshuelin.com\/huelinenglish\/olivia-lewis-and-gastrodiplomacy\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":5},"title":"Olivia Lewis and \"gastrodiplomacy\"","date":"junio 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"gastrodiplomacy https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CUaZ5IGL3AY Dear friends, As I have already mentioned, the teachers of the Bilingual Staff of IES Huelin have had the opportunity\u00a0 this School Year of talking to our very conscientious English Language Assistant, Olivia Lewis. 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