The carols you’ll be listening to are related to old times and here is where you’ll improve your Spanish vocabulary. On the days leading up to Christmas Day, there are numerous processions telling the Christmas narrative. Traditions in Guatemala merge Mayan and Christian ideas. Generally, religious people celebrate the Virgin Mary giving birth to the savior of the world on Christmas eve.Ĭosta Ricans believe that the baby Jesus, rather than Santa or the three wise men, brings gifts to children.Ĭhristmas in Nicaragua is celebrated on December 24th rather than December 25th, with extravagant parades and processions running up to the big day. The Christmas season is all about baby Jesus and Papá Noel in Latin America. These novenas are held in private homes, although in other neighborhoods, they are held in public spaces. The novena or posada is a Hispanic ritual in which you gather with friends and family nine nights before Christmas Day to recite prayers from a novenario, eat lots of wonderful food, and, sing a lot of these songs. Given their Catholic past, Christmas customs are strong in Spanish and Hispanic cultures, and most people decorate their homes with mangers and trees. Once you’ve gone through August, you’ll start listening to Christmas music all around Latin America.ĭon’t wait until December to get your Christmas tree, you won’t find any! In many Spanish-speaking countries, they buy their decorations throughout October and November while listening to every Christmas carol ever written, courtesy of the speakers in any department store. The statement is undoubtedly hard to prove wrong, I mean, people celebrate Christmas in December but everyone talks about it from September on.
The most beautiful time of the year, people say.
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