Christmas in Venezuela means a festive mood and chilling experience and loads of fun.
Venezuela is a paradise on earth; the place is adored for its immensely beautiful landscapes, green lands and hills. Christopher Columbus was the very first European to step on to this amazingly beautiful land. Christmas in Venezuela is one of the most important festivals which is observed and celebrated on a large scale.
Venezuela enjoys tropical climate ranging from a minimum of 28°c to a maximum of 8°c. This facilitates tourism in Venezuela.
Christmas in Venezuela brings a wave of joy and harmony and one can feel this through out the December month. Being a predominantly Catholic nation Venezuela sincerely celebrates Christmas as birth of child Jesus and this brings in different festive moods, decoration, celebrations along with spiritual gatherings. The essence of Christmas in Venezuela lies in the uniqueness of the country.
“Noche Buena” the French name for the Christmas Eve, the main celebration takes place on this date. Venezuela gets decorated as a bride and everyone including the tourists, who specially come to witness this gala celebration, take dives into the ocean of fun and frolic.
Much before the “Noche Buena” as in from the 16th of December the preparations and pre Christmas rituals starts. From 16th onwards starts the “alled Misa de Aguinaldo” in English the morning mass. The morning mass is observed till 24th of December. The main celebration starts on the Christmas Eve, when families get together cook and enjoy the traditional meal which includes:
Hallacas
Pan de jamón
Dulce de lechoza
“Dulce de lechoza” is dessert and so considered as the concluding item.
Putting up Christmas tree is a must; generally kids spend most of their time in decorating and playing around the Christmas tree. One can also witness most amazing decorations in the whole Venezuela, roads, shops, streets and house.
On December 25th kids wake up early to find out what their Santa has kept for them. They start their day with opening up their surprise gifts.
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