Today, the Sephardim have preserved the romances and the ancient melodies and songs of Spain and Portugal, as well as a large number of old Portuguese and Spanish proverbs. A number of children's plays, like, for example, "El Castillo", are still popular among them, and they still manifest a fondness for the dishes peculiar to Iberia, such as the "pastel", or "pastelico", a sort of meat-pie, and the "pan de España", or "pan de León". At their festivals, they follow the Spanish custom of distributing "dulces", or "dolces", a confection wrapped in paper bearing a picture of the "magen David" (six-pointed star).