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<i>Caga Tiós</i> on display at the Santa Llúcia Christmas market in Barcelona in 2006. Credit - Greg Gladman—Flickr. C hristmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world ...
Adriana Urbina walks through what her Christmas Eves look like in Venezuela. The post An ode to hallacas and my favorite Venezuelan Christmas traditions appeared first on In The Know.
Christmas meals in Venezuela would include hallacas, pastries, pan de jamón and chicken stew, but not all families have been able to afford them during food shortages in Venezuela. [13] In 2014, despite food shortages affecting the country , the Venezuelan government created a hallaca with a length of around 400 feet, a Guinness World Record ...
Observance of Christmas in various locations around the world. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion which are usually found in Africa and Asia.
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
In Venezuela, aguinaldo is a genre of Christmas music and generally have six verses. Played by "parranderos" or "aguinalderos" that announce their arrival in song and seek to gain entry to the community houses to relate the story of the birth of Christ, and to share in the joy of the message of Peace on Earth and to all People of Good Will.
Homemade Pan de jamón. Pan de jamón (ham bread) is a typical Venezuelan Christmas bread, filled with ham, raisins and green olives. [1] Many variations have been created, some filling the bread with other ingredients like turkey or cream cheese and others using puff pastry as the dough.
In a further spin on Christmas food, many Japanese people head to branches of KFC on or around Christmas Day, with the week leading up to 25 December reportedly being the chain’s most profitable ...