![]() Just if you were wondering, the name of Santa Claus in Spanish is Papa Noel. and since Santa Claus is an elder person, they use the word “Viejito” as a term of endearment. In this country, they call Navidad, Pascua. Santa (colloquial) Por qu Santa Claus le traj una bicicleta a David Se port mal todo el ao. My grandpa always dresses up as Santa Claus for Christmas Eve. The Santa Claus melon, sometimes known as Christmas melon or Piel de Sapo (Toad Skin), is a variety of melon (family Cucurbitaceae, Cucumis melo, Inodorus group) originating in Spain that grows to about a foot in length and is ovoid in shape. Santa Claus Mi abuelo siempre se viste de Santa Claus para la Nochebuena. This is another name for Santa Claus that you will only hear if you visit Chile. (Saint Nicholas) (Central America) (Puerto Rico) a. Why this date? Because in the Catholic world, it is the day of the Epiphany, or when they celebrate the baptism of Christ. Since they brought their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus, it makes sense that in countries like Argentina, Uruguay and Spain, they are the ones in charge of bringing presents to children every January 6th. In most Latin American countries these characters are:īaby Jesus is the one in charge of delivering the presents on the night of the 24th in most Latin American countries, including Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia. This eve consists of a traditional family dinner and marks the end of the Posadas or Novenas (During nine nights before the 24th, Catholic families get together to read and sing around a nativity scene,about the pilgrimage to Bethlehem by Mary and Joseph in search of a room.) Who Brings the Presents?īesides Santa Claus, other characters bring the Christmas presents. This night is called Nochebuena, which is another word for Christmas Eve. ![]() Presents are given to the children on the eve of the 24th. ![]() Most Latin American families (and also in Spain), celebrate Christmas on the night of the 24th of December, and extend the celebration until wee hours on the 25th. ![]() For children (and adults) it is a time to look forward to because of the Christmas lights, decorations and let’s not lie: the presents.Īlthough it is obvious it is not our friends or family who brings us the presents, (we all know that), it is not always Santa Claus the delegated one to accomplish this exhausting task of delivering billions of presents all over the world. Some people get happy some people get nostalgic. Christmas is that time of the year most people get excited about. ![]()
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