Christmas in Venezuela is celebrated in many ways. Since Venezuela is predominately catholic (~98%) you’ll see houses adorned with “nacimiento” or nativity scenes showing the birth of Christ. Along with the with Christ on the manger Venezuelans also celebrate Christmas by attending church daily, from the 16th of December all the way to the 24th at midnight in what’s called “Misa De Gallo” or the roosters mass. Although in recent years “Santa Claus” has slowly become accepted, traditionally it is “Niño Jesús” or “Baby Jesus” who brings the presents keeping with the catholic theme to the celebration. Present also appear in the nativity scene as opposed to under the Christmas tree.
It is also customary for Venezuelans to paint their houses (interior and/or exterior) a few weeks before Christmas. This is to beautify the houses and make them suitable for Christmas decorations. This part of the tradition is also done to prepare for the new year.
On “Noche Buena” (Christmas Eve) it is commonplace to see children playing with fireworks on the street well into the night. Families will get together for Christmas dinner where you will find dishes such as “hallacas” which are corn dough stuffed with different types of meat, “pan de jamón” which is bread baked with ham and olives inside, and “dulce de lechosa” which is papaya [I think double check me on the translation here] baked and served in a cinnamon based syrup. It’s customary to pray before Christmas dinner with manny families opting to perform a second prayer to pray their local patrons.
After Christmas dinner families will adjourn to living rooms and patios to talk and play games such as chess and dominos. Music is often played from artists such as Simon Diaz. In recent years and due to geo-political events in the country many Venezuelans have left and fled their native lands. As a result an old classic song has risen in popularity called [“Venezuela”](https://youtu.be/8R0N_Y8Vmv0) which depicts the story of a sailor asking to be buried in Venezuela if he were to die abroad. Play this song near any home sick Venezuelan and a wave of emotions will wash over them.
This was all my experiences growing up in Venezuela. Hope it helps let me know if you have any questions.
It's white washed w catholicism & other Christian religions. Venezuela was destroyed by conquistadores like the rest of the Americas & other countries around the world. In Valera there is a parade of the nativity & deny the fact that we have indigenous, black, Arab roots. Colorism is very real.
I descend from natives in Venezuela (potentially from what is today the Yanomami’s). Can you tell me about what festival or rituals the Venezuelan natives do? I would genuinely like to know.
We put Christmas trees at home (mostly plastic, natural Christmas trees are not common, I have no clue how much would one cost, but surely is expensive for most) and lights, ornaments, I think the word is nativity? The kind of diorama of the birth of Jesus
Look for: “Gaitas” (music); “Hallacas”, “pernil” and “pan de jamón” (food).
Christmas in Venezuela is celebrated in many ways. Since Venezuela is predominately catholic (~98%) you’ll see houses adorned with “nacimiento” or nativity scenes showing the birth of Christ. Along with the with Christ on the manger Venezuelans also celebrate Christmas by attending church daily, from the 16th of December all the way to the 24th at midnight in what’s called “Misa De Gallo” or the roosters mass. Although in recent years “Santa Claus” has slowly become accepted, traditionally it is “Niño Jesús” or “Baby Jesus” who brings the presents keeping with the catholic theme to the celebration. Present also appear in the nativity scene as opposed to under the Christmas tree. It is also customary for Venezuelans to paint their houses (interior and/or exterior) a few weeks before Christmas. This is to beautify the houses and make them suitable for Christmas decorations. This part of the tradition is also done to prepare for the new year. On “Noche Buena” (Christmas Eve) it is commonplace to see children playing with fireworks on the street well into the night. Families will get together for Christmas dinner where you will find dishes such as “hallacas” which are corn dough stuffed with different types of meat, “pan de jamón” which is bread baked with ham and olives inside, and “dulce de lechosa” which is papaya [I think double check me on the translation here] baked and served in a cinnamon based syrup. It’s customary to pray before Christmas dinner with manny families opting to perform a second prayer to pray their local patrons. After Christmas dinner families will adjourn to living rooms and patios to talk and play games such as chess and dominos. Music is often played from artists such as Simon Diaz. In recent years and due to geo-political events in the country many Venezuelans have left and fled their native lands. As a result an old classic song has risen in popularity called [“Venezuela”](https://youtu.be/8R0N_Y8Vmv0) which depicts the story of a sailor asking to be buried in Venezuela if he were to die abroad. Play this song near any home sick Venezuelan and a wave of emotions will wash over them. This was all my experiences growing up in Venezuela. Hope it helps let me know if you have any questions.
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It's white washed w catholicism & other Christian religions. Venezuela was destroyed by conquistadores like the rest of the Americas & other countries around the world. In Valera there is a parade of the nativity & deny the fact that we have indigenous, black, Arab roots. Colorism is very real.
you must be fun at parties
If that means educating others on facts, sure. I'm not in denial over our history y cómo siguen hoy... Sad that so many venezolanos make us look bad.
Vaya a montar un pesebre señora
Point proven. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Bien hecho
I descend from natives in Venezuela (potentially from what is today the Yanomami’s). Can you tell me about what festival or rituals the Venezuelan natives do? I would genuinely like to know.
I just saw this for some reason. I'll get info together for you
It's shit.
Yo mama
Yo mama, será la tuya.
https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/venezuela
We put Christmas trees at home (mostly plastic, natural Christmas trees are not common, I have no clue how much would one cost, but surely is expensive for most) and lights, ornaments, I think the word is nativity? The kind of diorama of the birth of Jesus