martes, 12 de octubre de 2010

SORTS IN SPAIN


The spain love international sport like soccer, is the most popular game. In soccer used a ball. The play is a about 90 minutes and are palyed with two teams.






The Snowboard in spain is in 3 stages
- Free-ride: the typical form of snowboarding.

- Free-style: that is to fly higher is better, with the board on the feet doing some trick in the air. In this mode, we must highlight the most popular event, the halfpipe, which are deemed the height, landings, the difficulty of the stunts, among other things.

- Boarder-cross: This mode combines freestyle climbing career. It is the most spectacular, both to see how to perform.



TRADITIONAL FOOD SPANISH

GAZPACHO


Gazpacho is known today as a kind of culinary preparation consisting of the making of a soup with ingredients like bread, olive oil, vinegar and raw vegetables, usually tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions and usually served fresh ajo.Se in the hot summer months. Its color ranges from pale orange to red, as are used more or less ripe tomatoes (which provide a natural dye called lycopene). The actual origin of gazpacho is uncertain, but traditionally has been considered an interior plate of Andalusia (Spain), where olive oil and garden produce are plentiful, and very dry summers and calurosos.Por this reason Commonly known as Andalusian gazpacho. However the origin of the dish gazpacho as "crumbled" predates the use of vegetables in their design and dates from the time of al-Andalus.





PAELLA

Paella is named (the Valencian paella, pan, and this from Latin patella, a sort of wide skillet) to a recipe based on cooked rice, originally from Valencia, namely the Albufera.Se the marsh is a humble dish with great tradition and history within the Community Valenciana.La popularity of this dish has made, at present, has been expanded with many variations in ingredients adapted to different regions of the kitchen is basically española.La paella rice served in Valencia that has become an emblem español.Pero culinary wealth of Huerta de Valencia has allowed its cuisine is far more diverse and in addition to paella, there are more dishes to his credit.

MUSIC IN SPAIN

FLAMENCO

Flamenco, strongly influenced by traditional Andalusian folklore, often associated usually the gypsy people. Could be partially descended from the Moorish music VIII to XVII centuries. Influences of Byzantine church music and music from Egypt, Pakistan and India may have played a role in shaping the music. However, most scholars believe that flamenco music is a form of platform or stage of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, like tango, fado Rebetiko or, despite admitting possible influences of these sources.

The first serious references are perhaps in the "Letters Marruecas" Joseph Gallows 1774. Its origin as a public performance was probably in Cadiz, Jerez de la Frontera, Triana and Utrera.

It has three main forms: singing, dancing and guitar



domingo, 10 de octubre de 2010

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC

MARIACHI


Groups of mariachi or mariachis are typical ensembles of Mexico, originating in Jalisco. Her music and clothing is renowned worldwide. Still represent one of the many facets of regional Mexican music, mariachi has spread as a symbol of Mexican culture. The music played by mariachis in Mexico it is customary public holidays such as Mother's Day (May 10) or the Virgin of Guadalupe (December 12), family reunions or serenades. Among the authors of major mariachi songs are Rubén Fuentes, José Alfredo Jiménez, Tomás Méndez, Manuel Esperon.





NORTHERN GROUP


The northern group is a type of Mexican musical ensemble, with origins in northern Mexico and southern Texas, United States, where it is known as a whole. The instrumentation consists of buttons or keys accordion, bajo sexto, or under five, or tololoche bass, drums or snare and, optionally, saxophone. The musical forms part of his repertoire are: canción ranchera, corrido, balada, huapango norteño, polka, redova y chotís.

Traditional sport in México Uarhukua chanakua




The stick with which to play in the region of the Cienega de Zacapu, one of the 4 regions Purhepecha Village. The cane is considered a measure of 1 to 1.5 meters long and is cut from the hawthorn plant.

The sport is played on a court measuring 150 to 200 meters long and 6 to 8 wide, and each team consists of six players who carry a kind of cane.
Each team appoints a captain to choose and control the game. Its duration is determined by the captains before. It can be based on a number of entries or time delimited.
Before you begin, be placed in the center of the field two players, one from each team.Later hit three times their sticks together, then throw the ball of cloth, it is soaked in fuel and ignited.
During the game, players try to get the ball to the opposing goal. The annotation occurs when the ball crosses the goal line the other team.

This game is mediated by the judges to measure time, act as arbitrators and monitor the elapsed game properly.
The offenses are committed when a player is attacked and when he touches the ball with his hand or hit with their feet.
In fouls, the ball is declared dead and put into play a team member who did not commit.


Mexican food

The Tradicional  Mexican food
The tamale is a generic name given to several American dishes of Indian origin generally prepared with cooked corn dough usually steamed, wrapped in the ear of the same plant corn or banana



and even aluminum foil or plastic. May be with or without padding, which can contain meat, vegetables, chili, fruit, salsa, etc.. They can also be sweet or salty.

The dough is placed in a container or on a table is added to the melted butter a little cold, salt, boil apart the shell of 5 tomatillos, a cup of water, this so fluffy and mass permass kilo blend 1 / 4 cup of rice once ground is added to the dough, as it has all the dough is kneaded and approximately 3 / 4 of an hour to put everything together well and with this mass is beginning to spread in leaves and add the stuffing tamale is closed and fits in a steamer to which water is placed 10 cm in height, once off the tamales are placed in the top leaves are left over you and leaves a damp cloth tablecloth, close the steamer and cook for an hour, during cooking do not uncover until after the hour.

Boil pork in water with salt, bay leaf and oregano once cooked, shredded. The ancho chili are cooked in a pot with water and cooked are removed and blended with a little water with garlic, bay leaf and a pinch of oregano and salt. Besides oil in a pan with the chili is cooked let a boil and add the shredded pork and season with salt that is left to a boil, making sure that is not very liquid and that are filled tamales.