Spanish Culture

Spanish culture is one of the most prevalent cultures in the world. Spain is known for its cultural diversity. This culture has its origin in the Iberian, Celtiberian, Latin, Visigothic, Roman Catholic, and Islamic cultures. Spain has the second highest number of UNESCO world heritage sites in the world after Italy. Spanish culture is very rich and vibrant culture it is very flexible culture. Moreover Spanish language is highly influenced by Latin and also has borrowed some words and accent from Arabic.

Religion, Language and Lifestyle
In Spain about 76% self-identify as Catholics, 5% other faith, and about 19% identify with no religion. So the Roman Catholicism is the largest religion in the country

Spanish is the most prominent Spanish languages in the Spain which nearly everyone can speak in Spain either 1st or 2nd language and its also the official language of Spain. Basque, Catalan, Galician and Aranese all these languages are co-official in their regions, and are widespread enough to have daily newspapers and significant book publishing and media presence in these regional languages.

Spanish people live their life in both ways as a modern lifestyle like urban people and like rural life also. Spain is an industrial and developed country so because of this most of people in Spain live in urban areas so they have a strong impact of modern lifestyle but still farmers and agriculturalists live in the rural villages or small towns.

Spanish architecture, Painting and Sculpture
Modern day Spanish architecture is refers architecture carried out in any area. Due to its historical and geographical diversity, Spanish architecture has drawn from a host of influences. The engineering efforts to achieve a new language and bring about structural improvements using iron and glass as the main building materials, and the academic focus, firstly on revivals and eclecticism, and later on regionalism. Spain is currently experiencing a revolution in contemporary architecture and Spanish architects including Rafael Moneo, Santiago Calatrava, Ricardo Bofill as well as many others have gained worldwide success. By UNESCO most of the architectural sites and even portion of the cities has been distinguished as World heritage sites because of its artistic relevance.

Spain is also well known for its artist Spanish cities are well known example of good art. Spain's best known artist since the 1900s has been Pablo Picasso, who is known for abstract sculptures, drawings, graphics, and ceramics in addition to his paintings. Due to historic, geographic and generational diversity, Spanish art has known a great number of influences. Picasso's Blue Period, which consisted of somber, blue-tinted paintings, was influenced by a trip through Spain. Alonso Berruguete is called the "Prince of Spanish sculpture" because of the grandeur, originality, and expressiveness achieved in his works.

Spanish Literature and Education
Spanish literature" refers to literature written in the Spanish language, including literature composed by Spanish, other European, and Latin American writers. It may include Spanish poetry, prose, and novels. Due to historic, geographic and generational diversity, Spanish literature has known a great number of influences and it is very diverse. Some major movements can be identified within it.

State Education in Spain is free and compulsory from 6 to 16 years of age. The current education system is called LOGSE. Pre- school stage education is for 3 to 5 years old children this is free for all children and also non-compulsory. Primary and secondary school education which is for the 6 to 16 years old Spanish student its compulsory and free for all.

University courses are structured in cycles, and have the credit as a measure for the lessons.The universities regulate access to their own degrees and they fix the academic fees. They can also offer unofficial postgraduate degrees.Spain has internationally recognized universities, the most notable being the University of Barcelona, the Complutense University, the University of Navarra, the Technical University of Madrid, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Pompeu Fabra University, and the Carlos III University.