Translate the following sentence into English: En España se reciben regalos de los Reyes Magos y no de Papá Noel durante Navidad.

In Spain, gifts are received from the Three Wise Men and not Santa at Christmas. Aspects of the sentence to focus on:‘Se reciben’ - using ‘se’ to generalise, plural use of the verb is used because it correlates with the noun ‘regalos’Specific vocabulary - los Reyes Magos, Papá NoelAvoiding calcs - changing the tense of the sentence to fit more accordingly with the language’durante’ - translates more naturally to ‘at’ in English

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