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Christmas in Columbia
Traditional Christmas Greeting: "Felize Navidad"
Location: South America
Tree Type: Traditional
Decorations: The Museum's Colombian tree is decorated with lights, baskets of candy, ribbons, fabric dolls and homemade ornaments.
Traditions: Christmas celebrations in Colombia, shaped by the 90 percent of Colombians who are Roman Catholic, begin in early December with a ceremony in honor of the Virgin Mary. On the evening of December 7th, families light scores of candles and use them to outline streets, sidewalks, and parks so that entire cities are illuminated. December 8th brings a national holiday commemorating the Immaculate Conception during which more prayers and candles are offered to the Virgin Mary. Christmas trees are raised and decorated on December 16th with the start of the Novena, which in Colombia involves a nine-day prayer ritual with a rosary in anticipation of Christmas Day. During this time of celebration of Christ's birth, groups of families and friends, often encompassing an entire village or neighborhood, will gather together each night to pray. Villancicos, better known as Christmas carols, are also sung around the nativity scene that plays a significant part of Colombia's Christmas celebrations. Most Colombians attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve before returning home for dinner. The Christmas meal often includes a special chicken soup called Ajiaco, homemade breads, fritters, roast port and natilla, a corn-based dessert. Presents are brought by "El Niño Jesus" to the foot of children's beds by the next morning, and after a relaxing day spent with family, the Christmas season is complete.
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∙ 12y agoThe national holidays are listed below. Many are related to religious celebrations In addition there may be local or regional holidays:
- Año Nuevo (New Year's Day) (January 1)
- DÃa de los Reyes Magos (Epiphany) (January 6)
- DÃa de San José (Saint Joseph's Day) (March 19[1])
- Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday) and Viernes Santo (Good Friday) (the Thursday and Friday before Easter Sunday)
- Primero de Mayo (Labor Day) (May 1)
- Ascensión (Ascension of Jesus) (observed the Monday six weeks and a day after Easter Sunday)
- Corpus Christi (observed the Monday nine weeks and a day after Easter Sunday)
- Sagrado Corazón (Sacred Heart) (observed the Monday ten weeks and a day after Easter Sunday)
- San Pedro y San Pablo (Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (June 29)
- Declaration of Independence (July 20)
- Battle of Boyacá[2] (August 7)
- La Asunción (Assumption of Mary) (August 15)
- DÃa de la Raza (Columbus Day) (October 12
- All Saints' Day (November 1)
- Independence of Cartagena (November 11[1])
- La Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception) (December 8)
- Navidad (Christmas Day) (December 25)
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What holidays are celebrated colombia?
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The national game of Colombia is Tejo
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National Police of Colombia was created in 1891.
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There are several holidays that they celebrate in Colombia. Some of them include Labor Day, Corpus Christi, Declaration of Independence and All Saints' Day among others.
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The National Library of Colombia was created on January 9, 1777.
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When was National Printing Office of Colombia created?
National Printing Office of Colombia was created in 1894.
