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The activities of the market begin at the end of November, with the sale of trees, clothes, garlands, Christmas flowers, lights and pyrotechnics, as well as the popular mixture for custard, a typical Colombian Christmas dish, [5] Good night is celebrated with the popular chocolate parties, the latter are events held in residential areas as a ...
According to the state-run Greek News Agenda, the Christmas tree wasn’t brought to Greece until 1833, so before then, Greeks would decorate a karavaki, or small boat, in a nod to the country’s ...
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In New York City, people who celebrate Christmas often look forward to traditions like the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree or the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes. People ...
The Quimbayan Christmas Panther is an indigenous figure recognized by native and mestizo communities in the Quindío Department of Colombia. Belief in the Christmas Panther (el puma de navidad) has developed throughout the history of the Quimbayan holiday known as the Alumbrado de Navidad (see Feast of the Immaculate Conception), celebrated on ...
These Christmas traditions range from rhyming horse skulls to radish carving. Take a look. From pooping logs to surfing Santas: Wonderfully weird Christmas traditions worldwide
The slogan for this year was "Our Christmas" [7] and its theme was the history and traditions of Antioquia. The manager of EPM, Federico Restrepo said that the lights would "highlight Christmas customs and traditions" of the communes and districts. [17] The lighting began on 1 December at 6 p.m. and ended on 6 January. [6]
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London, it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green". [4]