Siestas (a post lunch, afternoon sleep) is widespread in tropical and sub-tropical countries where it is too hot to work in the afternoon. It is usually different for a nap; for example, in Greece people will put on their pyjamas and go to bed in the afternoon. With air conditioning becoming more widespread, people are now working through the day.
The plural form of siesta is siestas.
naps
A siesta is a midday or afternoon nap. Siestas are common in Spain and Latin America and they originate back to the Spanish Civil War.
No, Colombia does not traditionally have siestas.
The Spaniards introduced the custom of having siestas to the Filipinos.
Fiestas and Siestas meaning partying and napping
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In Spain, they take siestas.
All Latin countries use siestas. A siesta is basically a couple of hours of break time and it's also a tradition in most Latin countries. It's a way of relaxing specially after a nice lunch, people close their businesses in a couple of hours to take a nap.
Kathy Griffin My Life on the D-List - 2005 No Time for Siestas 4-6 was released on: USA: 17 July 2008
Tomato fights,Bull fighting,Siestas and Theaters.
Well working in the fields for a long period of time causes exhaustion, which is why they created siestas.