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Belize Expat and Travel ArticlesHow Belizeans Celebrate Christmas
With over 10 ethnic groups, each of which has over 200,000 in population, we can safely say that Belize is a largely multicultural country. Bringing these groups together and making sure that they work in peace and harmony has always been difficult, but there are areas where all of them can agree, with Christmas being the most important one.
With that said, Belizean Christmas has always been a mix of North American and European traditions of midnight feasts and christmas trees on one hand, and the traditional Christmas activities on the other. These traditional Christmas activities are further subdivided depending on the people and the ethnic group from which they come from. Certainly, a Belizean Christmas will be incomplete without the Las Posadas, the depiction of Mary and Joseph's search for the place where Mary will bring Jesus Christ to the world. In the Las Posadas, the statues of Mary and Joseph are brought to different houses, where they supposedly ask for food and drinks in the evening. This process repeats itself every night until Christmas Eve, when the figures go back to Church for the Dance of Pastores, which shows the celebration of shepherds upon finding out the birth of Christ. The Mayans and the Garifuna people have been also able to fuse their own traditions to Christmas. For the Mayans, there is The Deer Dance, a celebratory dance that show the relationship between man and nature. Meanwhile, the Garifuna people have the Charikanari, which is danced to show the relationship between the deer and the hunter. Then during Christmas Eve, the traditional dinner to be served is the typical Belizean dinner of rice, beans, and potatoes, added with some turkey, chicken, and black rum cake in order to highlight the festivities. This may be slightly different from that of the Mayans, who will most likely prepare tamales for Christmas Eve. The diversity of the Belizean people has been the key towards a richer Christmas experience in Belize. Experience it well, and try to experience all. You can talk about... How Belizeans Celebrate Christmas Tags: • christmas •
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