Installing the Christmas Lights at Antigua’s Central Park

These electricians are working hard against the clock since they have to install over 225,000 lights over the trees of La Antigua’s Central Park before Sunday’s evening when the inauguration of the Christmas lights will take place.

The Christmas lights will illuminate the Parque Central during the Navidad season. For extra bonus points, what date is Christmas season over in La Antigua Guatemala?

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13 Responses to "Installing the Christmas Lights at Antigua’s Central Park"

Braaad says:
November 29, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Awesome! Can’t wait to see this- will everybody be going to the park tonight to check it out? I need an excuse to get off the computer and out of the house 😉
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1. Rudy Girón says:
  November 29, 2009 at 5:34 pm
  @Braad, the lights will stay up until February 2, 2010; that’s when Christmas season is officially over in La Antigua Guatemala.
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Greensboro Daily Photo says:
November 29, 2009 at 4:59 pm
So glad to find this daily photo site. More are needed for Central and South America. What an education reading this blog!
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1. Rudy Girón says:
  November 29, 2009 at 5:27 pm
  @GreensboroDP, AntiguaDailyPhoto has been online almost for as long as the Daily Photo community. ADP is among the first 30 web sites of the DP community. I am glad you like what you’ve read so far. There’s plenty more to read and catch up in the archives.
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Catherine from Oregon says:
November 29, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I believe Christmas ends on Epiphany… around Jan 6th. At least that’s the excuse I use for not taking the decorations down until then! jajaja
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1. Rudy Girón says:
  November 29, 2009 at 5:24 pm
  Catherine, that’s probably okay for the rest of the world, but in La Antigua Guatemala the Christmas season ends on…
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mike says:
November 29, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I like when the trees are lit. I put my lights up today.
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Beth in MN says:
November 30, 2009 at 12:27 am
Why Feb. 2?
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Eric says:
November 30, 2009 at 8:06 am
Wow, Feb 2 ? Last year, here in Boston, it was so cold that there were still brown, tattered Xmas wreaths on the public buildings until May, but only because it was so cold, they couldn’t find anyone willing to take them down. The local supermarket had a “Christmas Supplies” aisle on Labor Day weekend (Sept.5 & 6). I think our season will end when the weather gets pleasant enough to take the decorations down.
I am always impressed with the time and effort los guatemaltecos put into celebrations. Thought I could be there this year, but … -sigh- … maybe in 2010. Great photos!
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Catherine from Oregon says:
December 2, 2009 at 12:08 am
Okay – I am SO using that Feb 2nd as my new date for taking the Christmas decorations down…. I will just say that is how they do it in Guatemala ( my second home – I wish ! ).
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Mark says:
December 2, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Feb 2 is Candlemas, aka the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple.
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1. Rudy Girón says:
  December 6, 2009 at 1:12 am
  Did you learn that by following the “in La Antigua Guatemala the Christmas season ends on…” link above? 😉
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