La Siesta | 午睡

Siesta is one of the most notable parts of Spanish life. Every store closes in the afternoon after a late lunch so people can take a good nap and rest, usually, it starts from 2 pm to 5 pm.

Spain’s temperature in the afternoon is usually very high, workers can avoid working under high temperatures and take a break instead to recover their energy so they can work long after. There was even a law limiting the trading times of the shop.

However, the biggest reason for Siesta was that people in Spain consider lunch as an important, big, family event so it has to be great and long and make sure energy is recovered before getting back for work.

It is well-known that Spaniards take their actual dinner very late, starting at 11 pm, which means they usually go to bed very late too. Siesta can provide the energy to stay up very late for parties.

In modern times, this tradition is no longer running, especially in cities like Madrid and Barcelona. On the one hand, people would prefer to reduce the working hours and go home earlier, on the other hand, people are too busy nowadays. However, nightlife in Spain hasn’t changed which would be a concern for Spanish people to sleep so less.

午睡是西班牙生活中最著名的部分之一。每家商店都在午後吃完午飯後關閉，所以人們可以小憩片刻，通常從下午2點到下午5點開始休息。

西班牙下午的溫度通常很高，工人可以避免在高溫下工作，而休息一下以恢復能量，這樣他們就可以長時間工作。甚至有法律限製商店的交易時間。

但是，午睡的最大原因是西班牙人認為午餐是一項重要的大型家庭活動，因此午餐必須既長又長，並確保能量得到恢復，然後再上班。

眾所周知，西班牙人晚上很晚才開始實際晚餐，從晚上11點開始，這意味著他們通常也很晚才睡覺。午睡可以為聚會提供熬夜的能量。

在現代，這種傳統已不再存在，尤其是在馬德里和巴塞羅那等城市。一方面，人們寧願減少工作時間，早點回家，另一方面，如今人們太忙了。但是，西班牙的夜生活沒有改變，這是西班牙人少睡的問題。