Legend has it, the name of this ceremony comes from the belief that a rooster crowed on the night when Jesus was born. In the Dominican Republic, one of the most popularLa Misa del Gallocelebrations takes place at Cathedral de Santa Maria in Santo Domingo. With the coming ...
Christmas Eve, which is the day beforeChristmas Day, is celebrated in many countries worldwide. It is a Christian observance that falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar. Is Christmas Eve a Public Holiday? Christmas Eve is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. Chri...
In the Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola just west of Puerto Rico, a major Christmas attraction is the animated nacimiento (Nativity scene) at the Church of San JosÉ. This mechanized toy village features miniature trains and figures of people going about their jobs. SOURCES:Folk...
Find out how Christmas is celebrated Around the World in lots of different Countries, Traditions and Cultures.
At Christmas, Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Traditional Christmas decoration often can be admired and festive celebrations can be joined in most countries, even in many of the countries where Christianity is not the religion of the majority of people. Christmas...
Christmas in Italy is celebrated over several weeks as Italians celebrate from early December, depending on the region, until the day of Epiphany, on the 6th of January. Especially the children look forward to the start of the Christmas season in December when Christmas trees are put up and ...
Largest pre-Lent festival in the Dominican Republic. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, France Fêtes de l’Ours (Festival of the Bears) Take black faced bears with giant clubs, white faced barbers wielding axes, hunters armed with shotguns, and mix in a lot of drinking. Kyoto, Japan Yamaboko Fe...
Banana or Mango trees are sometimes decorated. InPuerto Ricoyou might use a palm leaf to decorate your home. In theDominican Republicthere's a decoration called 'Charamicos' (a slang word for a dry tree branch) which are made from straw of flexible wood and painted white. They were origin...
As residents of the city for years, we LOVE exploring Prague’s Christmas markets in the winter. While the Czech Republic isn’t necessarily a religious country, they are indeed a traditional people and they sure know how to get into the Christmas spirit when the season rolls around. Table...
A second plane linked to Maduro is under 24-hour surveillance by authorities in the Dominican Republic, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN. Repression building Protests over the vote in the streets of Venezuela have been fiercely repressed. Some 2,400 peopl...