Christmas Ecuador

In ecuador christmas begins with advent a season rich in customs and celebrations.

Christmas ecuador. A public holiday is observed each year on christmas day 25 december. Christmas in ecuadorian cities. Christmas in quito. Christmas traditions in ecuador south america.

All families attempt to gather round the christmas dinner on 24 december turkey or pig. Due its location at the equator the country has little variation in daylight hours during the year. As christmas draws near town officials close off certain streets in order to make space for street vendors selling christmas sweets and trinkets. In ecuador christmas is mainly a religious celebration gathering together the whole family this is the most important celebration in the whole year.

Here s how ecuadorians celebrate christmas time. Hence allowing ecuadorians to enjoy perfect spring like weather year round. Christmas eve ecuadorians traditionally celebrate christmas eve. Many people begin.

In ecuador christmas eve or nochebuena translated to good night is an important part of christmas tradition. Ecuador is situated at the northwest part of south america. Holy innocents day and epiphany. A religious country ecuador is also very family oriented so during christmas family traditions are doubled tripled and quadrupled.

Christmas is indeed family time but there are however other incredibly. Christmas in ecuador or navidad is probably most celebrated holiday throughout the year. Christmas is indeed family time but there are however other incredibly sweet and heartwarming christmas customs and traditions in ecuador. But many more will make their own nativity scene in the weeks prior to christmas.

Though festivities vary from household to household most gatherings kick off the night before christmas. Most ecuadorians are very religious and start festivities from mid december. Ecuador celebrates christmas much like other latin american nations which means special catholic masses an emphasis on nativity scenes and christmas dinner and celebrations focused on christmas eve rather than on christmas day. The decoration of the baby jesus in the stable together with mary joseph the shepherds the kings and all the others is seen everywhere and on a large sometimes life size scale.

In their homes many ecuadorians will decorate cypress or artificial trees on christmas eve. It s a day when the whole family gets together exchanges presents and shares a meal. Christmas is one of the main religious holidays celebrated every year in ecuador on december 25th.