Villancicos, zambombas, and other musical. Flamenco, the music and dance form of Andalucia, has influenced, and become fused with, many other different types of music, from jazz to classical.
On New Year's Eve (Nochevieja), families gather together again, for a big meal - they have to be finished by midnight (or, if they've gone out, be back home), so that they can eat the all-important grapes, las uvas de la suerte, together.
To make your house look like a real, traditional, with-bells-on Andalucian Christmas home, you need the following: a belen, a pointsettia, a small red plant (also known as flor de pascua, Easter flower, and estrella de navedad, Christmas star, a jamon
Many schools, offices, shops and home have a belen (nativity scene, literally Bethlehem; sometimes they do indeed have the entire town), still an important aspect of Christmas festivities in Andalucia. They feature animals (from the traditional oxen, donkeys and camels, to cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese and dogs); Reyes Magos (Magi); angels; shepherds, farmers, artisans.
Fire festivals - Burning Bright Festive fire festivals in Andalucia. In December, as well as traditional Christmas celebrations, did you know that many Andalucian towns and villages host festive fire festivals.
