Navidad En Colombia

2nd year
Sección “B”

Chrisman in Colombia

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Caracas 8th December 2011

Christmas in ColombiaChristmas in Colombia begins on the night of December 7, which is known as the night of the candles in which all Colombian families lit hundreds of candles the Windows, on the terraces and streetsbecame so Colombia a single light. That same night turn on the lighting in the streets of major cities and towns of Colombia public announcing so come Christmas! The day December 8 marks the anniversaryof the date on which Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that Mary, mother of Jesus of Nazareth, was born free of original sin.
The ninth of bonuses to NinoJesus in Colombia
In Colombia, the ninth Nino Jesus begins officially on 16 December. For that date already is dressed the manger, tree and decorated Christmas House. The ninth as its name says are 9days of meetings with family, friends and neighbors where prays the novena to Nino Jesus, sing carols and also eat quiche and bunuelos danced and enjoys the sound of salsa, merengue, cumbia, Porros andorder all other rhythms.
Christmas Eve and Christmas in Colombia
Christmas day is December 25. To celebrate it in Colombia families meet since the night of December 24, popularly known asChristmas Eve. Christmas Eve is a family holiday to the rhythm of the music to celebrate the birth of the Nino Jesus. To the midnight makes a stop at the party, distributed the gifts that has brought the NinoGod especially for children. Then followed with the Christmas dinner is a dish typical different according to region; It may be the Bogota ajiaco, tamales Vallunos or Tolimenses or the hind leg ofpork or also the Turkey stuffing (copy the United States and Canada). All this is accompanied of some delicious sips of brandy, beer or chicha and tea.
The day of the Holy Innocents or simply day of...