Las fiestas

Question

In the US, we call the period from Thanksgiving (late November) until New Year's Day "the holidays." Today I saw this: "Las fiestas se acercan rápidamente," which is obviously meant to be "The holidays are rapidly approaching."

With the understanding that this sentence is to be used in the US, does the Spanish sound natural? Is this the best way to express "the holidays"'

Answer 1

Gracias. Entonces, dado que el hablante está en EEUU, no sería extraño que esta frase incluya Thanksgiving, ya que los que viven aquí lo conocen muy bien.

Answer 2

En España seguimos llamando a esas fiestas Navidad.

"Fiestas" hay durante todo el año. A mí me parece esa nueva moda absurda. Tengo entendido que es una nueva fórmula, antes siempre se ha dicho Christmas. Se ve que esta palabra ha caído en desgracia, por alguna razón.

Answer 3

A festive period is commonly named in spanish "las fiestas", then you can heard:

"Las fiestas navideñas", "Las fiestas patronales", "Las fiestas populares"

Answer 4

"Las fiestas", in Spanish, only refers to Christmas and New Year, at least in Argentina. However, I dare say this is the case in all Latinamerica, as Thanksgiving has nothing to do with us.