1. Easter in Spain By:Joe Jackson

2. Facts On Easter In Spain It is the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus It is considered a one-week holiday for schools, and a two- day holiday for workers - Women wore black clothing, men always wore dark suits with a black tie It is celebrated all over Spain, but it is most important in the South

3. More Facts On Easter In Spain Easter starts on palm Sunday The month varies Easter week last 1 week Ash Wednesday is the first day of the penitential season of Lent Children as young as 3 or 4 take part and crowds will swell into hundreds of thousands. It’s the most important celebration in the country

4. Easter Parades What they eat They eat Sugar Eggs and Tosca

6. More Facts On Spain Reino de España is the national name King Juan Carlos I is the ruler Spain, originally inhabited by Celts, Iberians, and Basques, became a part of the Roman Empire in 206 B.C. Madrid is the capital of SpainSpain

7. Government Officials Pres. of the Government: Jose Luis RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO First Vice Pres. Maria Teresa FERNANDEZ DE LA VEGA Second Vice Pres. Pedro SOLBES Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Juan Antonio YANEZ- BARNUEVO

8. Spain Sports Spain Baseball Spain Football Spain Hockey Spain Soccer

9. All Different Spain flags

10. Geography of Spain Land area: 192,819 sq mi (499,401 sq km); Population (2007 est.): 40,448,191 total area: 194,896 sq mi (504,782 sq km) 1