It snows in Madrid region EVERY YEAR, however not over the city, because of the heat 3.75 million people homes expel into the atmosphere. You just need to drive 30 miles to the mountain range that surrounds the city, to find up to 6 feet snow depths. We even have ski resorts over there! However it used to snow in the capital one or two days per year if the weather was cold and moisty enough. Global warming changed that trend. Remember that US East coast gets cold currents from North Pole, while Europe gets warm ones from Mexico Gulf stream.
That's not completely correct. We have the Jet Stream bringing cold too, but it's warmer because it goes through the Atlantic Ocean. USA gets it colder because it goes through a giant landmass before getting to them.
@@SuzkoSuge I didn't mean "jet" air streams, but ocean currents. Labrador current which comes from Newfoundland keeps northern states coasts cold, AFAIK.
Well, don't worry, they way the planet is warming one thing we know for sure is that the Gulf Stream will change course as Greenland melts, and then Europe will become about 7º colder on average. Paradoxically, one of the consequences of global warming is that it is going to be much cold around here.
Dear Danielle, welcome to Spain. If you want to know about spanish Christmas traditions, I suggest to contact Rachel Anne. She is a texan youtuber living in Madrid since five years ago and she can help you a lot with this. Happy new year!
Cava DOES qualify as champagne, because it IS. However, Champagne is a registered trade mark from the french region of Champagne, so according to the European laws, we cannot use it over here. The white grapes we use for our Cava wines are almost the same: Chardonnay mainly, which originates from Burgundy. There are varieties of Chardonnay from California to New Zealand, all around the world, and all sparkling white wines are made with them, even though they're not from the Champagne region.
More than trademark protection, it is a designation of origin, in the same way that a Rioja is not a Ribera del Duero even if they use the same type of grape/grapes.
The province of Madrid is full of snow, in fact, films such as Doctor Zhivago or the Battle of the Bulge, set in the Russian and German winter, were filmed in Madrid. Since the Middle Ages, and given the choice, people preferred to settle and live in the part where there's no snow, but if you need it, you have some ski resorts just forty minutes away.
I cannot understand how avoiding to say Merry Christmas is inclusive. To me it sounds pathetically politically correct, instead of being free to celebrate Christmas without ideological BS and say things for its name. Merry Christmas!! 🎄
I think you forgot to mention that in Spain the Christmas season doesn't end on New Year's Day but extends almost a week until January 6th, Three Wise Kings' Day. I think this marks a huge difference which is reflected in the festivities and work and school schedules.
You are wrong. There's a lot of snow and eggnog in Valdenalgas all the year round. By the way, don't get angry, "inocente". This is a joke in advance on account of April Fool's Day, which we celebrate on the 28th of December in Spain.
La palabra Navidad proviene de Natividad (nacimiento) por lo que es obvio que se celebre el nacimiento de Jesús. Decir "Navidad" e incluir a religiones que no celebran el nacimiento de Jesús es... absurdo. No es inclusividad, es sólo lógica. Tan sólo he querido aclararlo, no es una crítica. Con esto me refiero a la Navidad en España como país Católico, no al espíritu navideño de compartir y celebrar con quien no sea cristiano.
Más absurdo es la moda de llamarlo "Adviento", que no deja de significar advenimiento o venida (de Jesucristo) Como si hubiera alguna diferencia entre decir "nace Jesús" o "llega Jesús"
@@txipiron Ya, y en lenguas como en aragonés diciembre se dice abiento, pero el término más frecuente durante décadas ha sido Navidad, no recuerdo anuncios, ni tarjetas deseando ¡Feliz Adviento! a nadie. Ahora, sí.
@@daniellegrobman It depends on how much space you have in your household, really. It can be a small model on a coffee table or one that takes like half the living room if this is big enough. I encourage you to see this more thoroughly. Also, pretty much everyone buys a Christmas Tree as an inside decoration. It's more common than the Belen in many places, since it's considered the bare minimum
In Spain we've got a brand of eggnog called "Ponche Caballero". You can find it at any supermarket but it conteins alcohol. Greetings from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Feliz Navidad. 🎄🎁
If you want to see snow and play with it, I recommend you to go to the northen mountains of Madrid. There are like 1 hour away by car and it tends to be very snowey there. You can also go by train or bus.
Other people have already pointed it out, but here's one more: if you want to see snow in Madrid, you only have to go to the nearby mountain range, "la sierra". It takes only like a half an hour drive from Moncloa. I know it's not the same as having snow in your own city, but it's still not that far off.
In Spain christmas end at 6 of January officially that is the date for the Vatican too, here we have the wizard kings, and gave the presents at 6 of January (I am sure you already know this)
"They don't have snow" People from Galicia, Asturias, Castilla y León, Cantabria, Euskadi, Navarra, Aragón, Catalunya, Andalucía, Tenerife and Mallorca: "YES, WE HAVE IT" 🗿
Sí claro, porque toda la gente de todas esas regiones pisa nieve todos los años jajajja. La nieve en Pensilvania no es comparable a nada que tengamos aquí. Además Danielle está hablando de Madrid ciudad y no sabe que en la comunidad de madrid nieva todos los años a media hora en coche de la ciudad y en la sierra de madrid hay estaciones de esquí. En la ciudad nieva cada dos o tres años, pero dura nada, de uno a tres días. Ya lo descubrirá.
Bueno, los de la costa norte no vemos la nieve nunca. En el interior de esas regiones sí, sobre todo en la montaña, claro, pero en la costa si nieva sale en el telediario.
Soy de un pueblo en el que la nieve viene todos los años, y normalmente en dos tandas. Es más, este año ya ha nevado. Aun así la chica tiene razón, eso es lo raro en este país. Sólo nieva en las partes de alta montaña. En muchas ciudades estadounidenses, por contraparte, es muy normal que nieve mucho, porque allí hace más frío y, si están en zonas húmedas, pues está servido el pastel.
In Spain, Christmas still has a deep Catholic feeling. I can't believe it! I wonder if Christmas has something to do with the Catholic religion. I don't know. I'm putting it on the table in case someone wants to investigate it. This video reminds me of Ramón J. Sender's novel "La tesis de Nancy". 😂
Regarding traditions you should experience the Rio de la Plata ones, with Christmas day at the beach or Christmas Eve parties until sunrise (some in the street with the neighbors, some at your family's).
1. Yeah, we don't have that, but we have our own candy. The main two I can think of now are turrón and polvorones, but 100% there are more. 2. Only in the mountains (which are all over the country really). But yes, the main turistic regions don't have snow. 3. We may have a tree that's been used for like 20 years now, a Belén that's been in the family forever and that's about it. Cities do use a lot of money like you say. 4. Well, christian country and christian festivity, what do you expect? It seems to be changing now but I don't really think that is really wanted by the main population. It's "Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo" here. 5. I do think this links to point 3, cities celebrate Navidad as a whole, so there comes the markets!
I live in Madrid (I was born in San Sebastián, PV) and I haven't try eggnog ever. I first became aware of its existence I think I was reading this book called Party like a president that has the recipe of every president's favourite cocktail, and it was one guy's favourite drink, and he was from the XIXth century, and the book was like "this guy was so basic that his drink of choice was eggnog". But I've always wanted to try it. Anyway, thanks for the video and your kind words to the spanish people, you're a very articulate young woman and I bet you'll learn a lot of fascinating and eye opening things while being abroad. Feliz navidad.
We do decorate our homes, and have christmas tree. We just don't go as crazy as americans do. Unless you're jewish or muslim or whatever non christian religion or an atheist that it's understandable you don't have christmas decorations at home. But even that, many of those still do it because beyond any religious matter...or even me, who I am the most atheist of atheists you could imagine still decorate my house during christmas. Because here the festivity is as much a tradition as it is a religious event. When it comes to inclusion...it is a christian event and as nearly all of Spain is catholic. We expect those who come from other places to understand it as we would if went to live abroad. Well, I am an atheist so for me any religion should be kept at home and in temples. But that's a different topic.
We don't like eggnog. We prefer hot chocolate with churros, cava, jamón ibérico, chorizo ibérico, salchichón ibérico, seafood, kings roscón, mantecados, polvorones, turrones.....
Reading the comments the Spanish might soon start a petition to kick you out of Spain for suggesting that Madrid doesn't get snow! Looks like you hit a nerve there! lol
Well, I think that in Florida there is little snow... Don't you know anyone who has gone out to buy decorations? You must be a hermit or something similar. It is a Christian holiday, I don't remember that in Ramadan Christians or Jews are taken into consideration, it doesn't offend me, everyone has their own celebrations and nobody should feel offended. The Christmas message is universal, love one another (as I have loved you).
In Madrid, the center-right party has been governing the region for the past 20 years, so you won't see multicultural Christmas lights there. In contrast, the left holds more political influence in Barcelona, and as a result, they have inclusive winter lights, particularly in El Raval-a neighborhood where the Islamic community makes up about half of the population. That said, Madrid is an old city full of churches, and the remnants of the Reconquista still linger in our collective subconscious. I think having Islamic decorations in public spaces would feel uncomfortable....
It snows in Madrid region EVERY YEAR, however not over the city, because of the heat 3.75 million people homes expel into the atmosphere.
You just need to drive 30 miles to the mountain range that surrounds the city, to find up to 6 feet snow depths. We even have ski resorts over there!
However it used to snow in the capital one or two days per year if the weather was cold and moisty enough. Global warming changed that trend.
Remember that US East coast gets cold currents from North Pole, while Europe gets warm ones from Mexico Gulf stream.
That's not completely correct. We have the Jet Stream bringing cold too, but it's warmer because it goes through the Atlantic Ocean. USA gets it colder because it goes through a giant landmass before getting to them.
@@SuzkoSuge I didn't mean "jet" air streams, but ocean currents. Labrador current which comes from Newfoundland keeps northern states coasts cold, AFAIK.
@@BlackHoleSpain Oh ok I got it wrong, my bad.
Well, don't worry, they way the planet is warming one thing we know for sure is that the Gulf Stream will change course as Greenland melts, and then Europe will become about 7º colder on average. Paradoxically, one of the consequences of global warming is that it is going to be much cold around here.
Dear Danielle, welcome to Spain. If you want to know about spanish Christmas traditions, I suggest to contact Rachel Anne. She is a texan youtuber living in Madrid since five years ago and she can help you a lot with this.
Happy new year!
Cava DOES qualify as champagne, because it IS. However, Champagne is a registered trade mark from the french region of Champagne, so according to the European laws, we cannot use it over here. The white grapes we use for our Cava wines are almost the same: Chardonnay mainly, which originates from Burgundy. There are varieties of Chardonnay from California to New Zealand, all around the world, and all sparkling white wines are made with them, even though they're not from the Champagne region.
More than trademark protection, it is a designation of origin, in the same way that a Rioja is not a Ribera del Duero even if they use the same type of grape/grapes.
@@txipiron I know, but I didn't find the appropiate translation for "Denominación de origen" at first.
It is. We can tell the true stuff no matter the name because it has a star printed on the corck or the plastic cap.
Realizing that half the planet celebrates Xmas at summertime will blow her head off.
😂😂😂
trust me it already did
The province of Madrid is full of snow, in fact, films such as Doctor Zhivago or the Battle of the Bulge, set in the Russian and German winter, were filmed in Madrid. Since the Middle Ages, and given the choice, people preferred to settle and live in the part where there's no snow, but if you need it, you have some ski resorts just forty minutes away.
Mostly filmed on La Mancha, but yes, I was living on Villalba and there is a lot of snow, but on Madrid city… not every year
In Soria... The Urals mountains were Urbión and Moncayo
I cannot understand how avoiding to say Merry Christmas is inclusive. To me it sounds pathetically politically correct, instead of being free to celebrate Christmas without ideological BS and say things for its name. Merry Christmas!! 🎄
The day we will feel the need of renaming "Christmas" here in Spain I'd know we'll be over.
TBH, Spain is catholic in tradition but mostly agnostic in reality. Most people just go along with it.
@@jal051 95% of the families are culturally Catholic. Where certain traditions are important.
I think you forgot to mention that in Spain the Christmas season doesn't end on New Year's Day but extends almost a week until January 6th, Three Wise Kings' Day.
I think this marks a huge difference which is reflected in the festivities and work and school schedules.
Snow doesn't qualify as a tradition. It is a weather phenomenon
You are wrong. There's a lot of snow and eggnog in Valdenalgas all the year round.
By the way, don't get angry, "inocente". This is a joke in advance on account of April Fool's Day, which we celebrate on the 28th of December in Spain.
La palabra Navidad proviene de Natividad (nacimiento) por lo que es obvio que se celebre el nacimiento de Jesús. Decir "Navidad" e incluir a religiones que no celebran el nacimiento de Jesús es... absurdo. No es inclusividad, es sólo lógica. Tan sólo he querido aclararlo, no es una crítica. Con esto me refiero a la Navidad en España como país Católico, no al espíritu navideño de compartir y celebrar con quien no sea cristiano.
Más absurdo es la moda de llamarlo "Adviento", que no deja de significar advenimiento o venida (de Jesucristo) Como si hubiera alguna diferencia entre decir "nace Jesús" o "llega Jesús"
Bueno, moda…. Es el término usado por la iglesia católica por bastantes siglos ;) son entre 22 y 28 días anteriores al día de Navidad
@@txipiron Ya, y en lenguas como en aragonés diciembre se dice abiento, pero el término más frecuente durante décadas ha sido Navidad, no recuerdo anuncios, ni tarjetas deseando ¡Feliz Adviento! a nadie. Ahora, sí.
Moda? Aviento se h llamado desde siempre
@@henhaooahneh
@@henhaooahneh Advenimiento mola más porque da más miedo. Es como decir 'que viene el coco'.
A lot of people do decorate their home for Christmas, with a tree, a Belén and so on.
Belén I've seen but nothing like to the extent of decorating the outside like when I was in King of Prussia in PA
@@daniellegrobman It depends on how much space you have in your household, really.
It can be a small model on a coffee table or one that takes like half the living room if this is big enough.
I encourage you to see this more thoroughly.
Also, pretty much everyone buys a Christmas Tree as an inside decoration. It's more common than the Belen in many places, since it's considered the bare minimum
In Spain we've got a brand of eggnog called "Ponche Caballero". You can find it at any supermarket but it conteins alcohol. Greetings from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Feliz Navidad. 🎄🎁
Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo!
In Texas we don,t have snow
If you want to see snow and play with it, I recommend you to go to the northen mountains of Madrid. There are like 1 hour away by car and it tends to be very snowey there. You can also go by train or bus.
Other people have already pointed it out, but here's one more: if you want to see snow in Madrid, you only have to go to the nearby mountain range, "la sierra". It takes only like a half an hour drive from Moncloa.
I know it's not the same as having snow in your own city, but it's still not that far off.
In Spain christmas end at 6 of January officially that is the date for the Vatican too, here we have the wizard kings, and gave the presents at 6 of January (I am sure you already know this)
Decoration in homes is something you do when you have children. Very few people can afford children in Spain nowadays
"They don't have snow"
People from Galicia, Asturias, Castilla y León, Cantabria, Euskadi, Navarra, Aragón, Catalunya, Andalucía, Tenerife and Mallorca:
"YES, WE HAVE IT" 🗿
Sí claro, porque toda la gente de todas esas regiones pisa nieve todos los años jajajja. La nieve en Pensilvania no es comparable a nada que tengamos aquí. Además Danielle está hablando de Madrid ciudad y no sabe que en la comunidad de madrid nieva todos los años a media hora en coche de la ciudad y en la sierra de madrid hay estaciones de esquí. En la ciudad nieva cada dos o tres años, pero dura nada, de uno a tres días. Ya lo descubrirá.
Bueno, los de la costa norte no vemos la nieve nunca. En el interior de esas regiones sí, sobre todo en la montaña, claro, pero en la costa si nieva sale en el telediario.
Soy de un pueblo en el que la nieve viene todos los años, y normalmente en dos tandas. Es más, este año ya ha nevado. Aun así la chica tiene razón, eso es lo raro en este país. Sólo nieva en las partes de alta montaña. En muchas ciudades estadounidenses, por contraparte, es muy normal que nieve mucho, porque allí hace más frío y, si están en zonas húmedas, pues está servido el pastel.
Something to learn: Ask your friends here in Spain to teach you how to say "Pamplona" with a polvorón in your mouth. And make a short of it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tanta maldad 🤣
You can make your own eggnog with a warm red wine and a beaten egg! Also you can drink "licor de crema"
In Spain we've got a brand of eggnog called "Ponche Caballero". Greetings from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Feliz Navidad. 🎄🎁
Es muy loco verte como madrileño y ver la cantidad de coas únicas y guays que tenemos jajajaja
deberías ir a Sierra Nevada, Granada, allí hay nieve ;)
In Spain, Christmas still has a deep Catholic feeling. I can't believe it! I wonder if Christmas has something to do with the Catholic religion. I don't know. I'm putting it on the table in case someone wants to investigate it.
This video reminds me of Ramón J. Sender's novel "La tesis de Nancy". 😂
Regarding traditions you should experience the Rio de la Plata ones, with Christmas day at the beach or Christmas Eve parties until sunrise (some in the street with the neighbors, some at your family's).
I think you missed the Filomena snowstorm from two years ago!
I did
Tiene que ser el cambio climático, porque antes nevaba cada invierno en Madrid
1. Yeah, we don't have that, but we have our own candy. The main two I can think of now are turrón and polvorones, but 100% there are more.
2. Only in the mountains (which are all over the country really). But yes, the main turistic regions don't have snow.
3. We may have a tree that's been used for like 20 years now, a Belén that's been in the family forever and that's about it. Cities do use a lot of money like you say.
4. Well, christian country and christian festivity, what do you expect? It seems to be changing now but I don't really think that is really wanted by the main population. It's "Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo" here.
5. I do think this links to point 3, cities celebrate Navidad as a whole, so there comes the markets!
I live in Madrid (I was born in San Sebastián, PV) and I haven't try eggnog ever. I first became aware of its existence I think I was reading this book called Party like a president that has the recipe of every president's favourite cocktail, and it was one guy's favourite drink, and he was from the XIXth century, and the book was like "this guy was so basic that his drink of choice was eggnog". But I've always wanted to try it. Anyway, thanks for the video and your kind words to the spanish people, you're a very articulate young woman and I bet you'll learn a lot of fascinating and eye opening things while being abroad. Feliz navidad.
We do decorate our homes, and have christmas tree. We just don't go as crazy as americans do. Unless you're jewish or muslim or whatever non christian religion or an atheist that it's understandable you don't have christmas decorations at home. But even that, many of those still do it because beyond any religious matter...or even me, who I am the most atheist of atheists you could imagine still decorate my house during christmas. Because here the festivity is as much a tradition as it is a religious event.
When it comes to inclusion...it is a christian event and as nearly all of Spain is catholic. We expect those who come from other places to understand it as we would if went to live abroad. Well, I am an atheist so for me any religion should be kept at home and in temples. But that's a different topic.
We don't like eggnog. We prefer hot chocolate with churros, cava, jamón ibérico, chorizo ibérico, salchichón ibérico, seafood, kings roscón, mantecados, polvorones, turrones.....
Danielle 2 Christmas Carols from Cadiz Gypsies: 1- ua-cam.com/video/JSuUvdgz6ps/v-deo.htmlsi=FP03BGRbYm8a1mgA. --- 2-ua-cam.com/video/BaTM-84Akk8/v-deo.htmlsi=gSke_leS7QCJ1w9g
I'm sure a huge portion of your audience are just Spaniards curious about your opinion and experiences (like me)
Reading the comments the Spanish might soon start a petition to kick you out of Spain for suggesting that Madrid doesn't get snow! Looks like you hit a nerve there! lol
Some wild generalizations but still valid personal observations. Dunno why so much hate in the comments.
BTW, chemicals in my brain won't let me NOT comment on how stunning you're looking lately. Whatever you are doing... keep on 😅
Hate in the comments is a youtube tradition
@@jal051 😁😁😁😁
Well, I think that in Florida there is little snow... Don't you know anyone who has gone out to buy decorations? You must be a hermit or something similar. It is a Christian holiday, I don't remember that in Ramadan Christians or Jews are taken into consideration, it doesn't offend me, everyone has their own celebrations and nobody should feel offended. The Christmas message is universal, love one another (as I have loved you).
We celebrate that Christ came for saving the world. And that include everybody. Christianity is inclusive in itself, no need to do extra work.
In Madrid, the center-right party has been governing the region for the past 20 years, so you won't see multicultural Christmas lights there. In contrast, the left holds more political influence in Barcelona, and as a result, they have inclusive winter lights, particularly in El Raval-a neighborhood where the Islamic community makes up about half of the population. That said, Madrid is an old city full of churches, and the remnants of the Reconquista still linger in our collective subconscious. I think having Islamic decorations in public spaces would feel uncomfortable....
If you like christmas markets, better visit other country in Europe with more traditional and much better ones.
Is Catholic my love, we are not WOKE
Qué sabrá de la Navidad una chica judía estadounidense...en fín.
This girl is ignorant 😂