Fiestas en España: which verb goes with which?

Póster léxico: colocaciones típicas de verbos con fiestas españolas.
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En Nochevieja en España es típico…
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Think about the tradition with the 12 chimes of the clock.
Elige la opción correcta.
In Spain on New Year’s Eve (Nochevieja) it’s traditional to eat 12 grapes with the twelve chimes of the clock – that’s “comer las uvas”. The other options belong to different holidays.
This expression means “to assemble/set up the Nativity scene”.
Completa la frase.
The collocation “montar el belén” means “to set up the Nativity scene”. The verbs “tirar”, “comer”, “brindar” don’t work here.
In Spanish people usually say “poner el árbol”.
Completa con el verbo natural.
People say “poner el árbol (de Navidad)” – “to put up / set up the Christmas tree”. The other verbs don’t naturally combine with “árbol” in this context.
Brindar = “to clink glasses / make a toast”.
Solo una opción es habitual.
The correct collocation is “brindar con cava” (to drink cava for a toast). The other combinations sound unnatural.
It’s about firecrackers and bangs.
Elige el verbo correcto.
“Tirar petardos” is a fixed expression meaning “to set off firecrackers”.
The verb used for making a toast.
Completa con el verbo correcto.
After the 12 grapes people usually “brindar con cava” – raise their glasses of cava for a toast.
Look at the clock and the grapes.
Elige la acción típica de Nochevieja.
The scene with 12 grapes is the New Year’s Eve (Nochevieja) tradition: “comer las uvas”.
A Christmas scene with figurines.
Elige la mejor opción.
Figures from a Nativity scene mean they are “montar el belén”.
A night of bonfires and firecrackers on the beach.
Completa con la opción natural.
On San Juan people often set off firecrackers: “tirar petardos”. The other options refer to Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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