Did you ever wonder if the traditions around Christmas and New Years were different in South America? While many traditions are similar to our celebrations here, there are also many that are unique to each country.
In Peru, Nativity scenes are known as Retablos and are very popular. Retablo artists use simple wood tools and a plaster made with potato starch, to bring colorful, hand-shaped figurines to life. Full scenes are arranged inside painted wooden boxes with hinged doors and usually one or more shelves displaying the Nativity scenes. In Chile, Nativity scenes known as Pesebre are placed under the Christmas tree. Father Christmas is known as Viejito Pascuero and everyone exchanges Christmas greetings and gifts. In Ecuador, children write letters to the Christ-child and place their shoes on the windowsill hoping they will find their shoes filled with toys on Christmas morning. In Bolivia, Christmas is mostly a harvest festival and people celebrate and have a feast for Mother Earth. Learn more about Holiday celebrations in South American while learning Spanish. Click here for this month's free article and audio file.
2 comments:
This is a great resource for learning Spanish. I just love the audio along with the text, it helps enormously, Eleanor
More info on learning Spanish http://www.learn-spanish-with-ease.com
Hola, edit of last post, more information on learning Spanish here
http://www.learn-spanish-with-ease.com
Post a Comment