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Christmas traditions in spanish-speaking countries.
Christmas Traditions in Latin America
Some of it familiar, some of it less so - that’s the beauty of Christmas in another land. With too many countries and customs to mention, here’s a taster.
Christmas in latin america
Across the continent, you’ll find Christmas Eve, Nochebuena, rather than Christmas Day is recognised as the day of Christ’s birth so 24 December hosts major festivities such as Midnight Mass (Miso de Gallo) and post-mass fireworks, dinner and present-opening.
Listen for aguinaldos (carols) and admire the pesebre (nativity scenes). Quito in Ecuador holds pesebre competitions and there’s a giant nativity scene on El Panecillo hill.
Christmas trees are common in Argentina and Uruguay and usually decorated by 8 December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, believed to be the day Jesus was conceived.
You may see cotton balls replicating snow as tree decorations and Christmas dinner may be a barbecue with pan dulce or panettone cake for dessert. Fireworks are lit and globos paper lanterns released into the sky after Midnight Mass.
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