Halloween on the right. Christmas on the left. Thirty degrees outside—and no air conditioning inside the shop. Bárbara was standing between skeletons, Christmas decorations and a festive Ferris wheel, wondering whether seasonal marketing had finally got out of hand. In this episode of Cita con el español, we talk about celebrations that seem to arrive earlier every year, social media aesthetics and the pressure to buy new things for every season. What happens when the commercial calendar no longer matches the weather or our real lives? And are we celebrating Halloween and Christmas—or simply shopping for them? Natural Spanish from Spain · B1–B2 📎 Cita Notes #12: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19t1v2ZQb3Q1VF1E4JkflLuNhK3MfgkG3/view?usp=share_link You’ll hear three useful Spanish expressions: – irse de las manos; – meter algo con calzador; – no pegar ni con cola. ¿Cuándo empieza para ti la Navidad? ¿Te gusta encontrar productos de temporada antes o prefieres esperar? Cuéntamelo en los comentarios.