After arriving back from Faro on Tuesday, I only had one day of work this week!! Thank you, Spain. Your long weekends are the best. On Wednesday night after my long working week(!), I went into Sevilla with some of the teachers from my school to see the celebrations for La noche de las tunas which is a celebration that starts on midnight on El día de la inmaculada concepción (immaculate conception). As a non-Catholic, I’m going to try and explain the concept of immaculate conception as best as I can, but please verify this info with an actual Catholic before accepting it as true. (Also if any Catholics are reading this, please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong). According to the Catholic Church, the Virgin Mary was conceived by normal human means, but at the time of conception God acted upon her soul, keeping it immaculate, that is, free of original sin. As a country where the Roman Catholic religion is very important, December the 8th is a national holiday in Spain where they celebrate this.
LaurenKCowan 