Bolivian Christmas

Many homes are usually decorated for the celebration with christmas trees and lightings.

Bolivian christmas. Main points about christmas in bolivia. How we celebrate christmas in germany. The mother earth is celebrated for her generosity. Today we will talk about christmas tradition in bolivia.

As in many south american countries bolivia at christmas is filled with the sound of firecrackers. In bolivia christmas navidad continues to be deeply religious maintaining the original meaning and purpose of the holiday. Christmas in bolivia starts from christmas eve until the 6 th of january. The word pesebre literally means stable.

Christmas is harvest time in bolivia. Because many bolivians are roman catholics they attend the midnight mass misa de gallo meaning mass of the rooster on christmas eve. Most families set up a pesebre nativity scene in their homes and churches usually have very large ones somewhere outside the main door. At midnight people like to let off fire crackers.

Most of the population of bolivia is catholic and many people go to a midnight mass service on christmas eve called the misa de gallo mass of the rooster. I celebrate christmas on the 24th with my family. Christmas is celebrated with great enjoyment and enthusiasm with family and friends. Christmas in bolivia is celebrated from 25 th december to 6 th january every year.

Many christmas traditions in bolivia have been disappearing over the years but some of them still remain almost exactly like they were in the colonial.