{"id":349,"count":15,"description":"Do you know when to shake hands or kiss cheeks in Spain \u2014 and which cheek goes first? Do you know the key differences between Peninsular and Latin American Spanish, such as <\/span>t\u00fa<\/span><\/i> vs <\/span>vos<\/span><\/i>, or the way \u201cz\u201d and \u201cc\u201d are pronounced in different countries and regions? Do you know the origin of expressions like \u201ccomo Pedro por su casa\u201d, or why Spain\u2019s Christmas lottery is one of the most eagerly talked-about events of the year?<\/span>\r\n\r\nCultural knowledge is just as important as vocabulary and grammar when you\u2019re learning a language. Without it, even grammatically perfect Spanish can leave you puzzled by what people are talking about.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn this section, we explore Spanish customs and traditions, the fascinating differences between Spain and Latin America, and the cultural references that make conversations come alive. Some of these posts include one of our YouTube videos, <\/span>Trocitos de Real Spanish<\/span><\/i>. We keep adding new content \u2014 had any cultural adventures in Spanish lately? Let us know what topics you\u2019d love us to cover next!<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a1Explora la cultura hisp\u00e1nica con nosotros!<\/span><\/i>\r\n\r\nElizabeth from Real Spanish<\/span>","link":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/category\/hispanic-culture\/","name":"Learn Spanish Through Hispanic Culture","slug":"hispanic-culture","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}