What Spanish words do you need for Chile's Fiestas Patrias?

La patria is the homeland, celebrar to celebrate, dar vueltas to turn or go round, as in the cueca, el desfile the parade and descansar to rest. Las competencias are the competitions, the Latin American word where Spain says competiciones.

Words for the week

la patria
the homeland
celebrar
to celebrate
dar vueltas
to turn, to go round
las competencias
competitions
el desfile
the parade
descansar
to rest
Todos los niños la aprenden en la escuela, y en septiembre hay competencias.

All children learn it at school, and in September there are competitions.

Los niños vuelan volantines en los cerros y en los parques.

Children fly kites on the hills and in the parks.

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