Navidad
December in Mexico
Navidad is the most common Spanish word for Christmas and is used in many Spanish-speaking countries in the way that Christmas is used in English: as a noun to designate the holiday, and as a modifier for things associated with the holiday, such as día de Navidad (Christmas Day) or villancico de Navidad (Christmas carol).
The phrase Feliz Navidad means Merry Christmas.
Festive public celebration
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- fireworksExplosive light displays
countdown · toast · merrymaking · gathering · conviviality · banquet · dancing · music
Festive religious songs
- poinsettiaFestive red-bracted houseplant
- tinselMetallic decorative strips
- treeWoody perennial plant
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
lights · wreath · holly · mistletoe · eggnog · panettone · tamales · bacalao
Items given freely
- unwrapRemove outer covering
- givingTransferring to another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- wishlistCatalog of desired items
generosity · Santa · surprise · toys · ribbons · wrapping · charity · shopping
Nativity's traditional setting
- MagiEastern priests, biblical visitors
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- MessiahProphesied divine deliverer
- JosephCommon masculine given name
manger · shepherds · angels · star · Epiphany · Advent · frankincense · myrrh
State of close connection
- generationsPeople born around same time
- relativesThose connected by blood
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- childrenYoung human beings
homecoming · traditions · gathering · kinship · ancestors · household · heritage · abuela
fiesta
Festive public celebration
fireworks · countdown · toast · merrymaking · gathering · conviviality · banquet · dancing · music · festivities
carols
Festive religious songs
- poinsettiaFestive red-bracted houseplant
- tinselMetallic decorative strips
- treeWoody perennial plant
ornaments · lights · wreath · holly · mistletoe · eggnog · panettone · tamales · bacalao · piñata
presents
Items given freely
wishlist · generosity · Santa · surprise · toys · ribbons · wrapping · charity · shopping · stockings
Bethlehem
Nativity's traditional setting
- MagiEastern priests, biblical visitors
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- MessiahProphesied divine deliverer
Joseph · manger · shepherds · angels · star · Epiphany · Advent · frankincense · myrrh · gold
togetherness
State of close connection
- generationsPeople born around same time
- relativesThose connected by blood
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
children · homecoming · traditions · gathering · kinship · ancestors · household · heritage · abuela · blessing
- EpiphanyEpiphany, Magi, three kings, Balthazar, three wise men
- Latin HolidaysCinco de Mayo, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Mexican Independence Day, Virgin of Guadalupe