The color red is the official color of Nochebuena and Navidad in Guatemala and nothing exemplifies this better than the Pascua plants, poinsettia flowers… TAP to read the entire post and see the full size photo.
Everywhere you walk in Antigua Guatemala now you fill Christmas decorations. I captured today’s photo of the traditional posada lanterns and omnipresent poinsettias at the entrance to the exhibition of the Nativity scene. I will come back to the exhibition of El Nacimiento, Nativity scene, to bring you more images and information. Stay tuned!
Today I share with you how the world-famous Arco de Santa Catalina looks like with the fleeting stars Christmas lights surrounding the arch. This is a follow up post to the Fleeting Stars Christmas Lights at Calle del Arco I posted on December 4th. I hope you enjoy both vistas from Calle del Arco.
In Antigua Guatemala, the official Christmas season begins with the celebrations and activities organized in honor of the Virgin of Immaculate Conception on December 8th. This horse show and small procession was held on the eve of December 8th. Stay tuned for more Christmas celebrations pictures.
The theme for the Christmas lights decorations through out Antigua Guatemala is fleeting stars; especially Calle del Arco with its repeating estrellas fugaces. Every night during the December and first weeks of January the Parque Central will be glowing with Christmas lights, as well as the Calle del Arco and main streets of Antigua Guatemala. … Read more
All the branches of the trees in Parque Central are glowing at night the thousands of Christmas lights. It’s such a warm and radiant ambiance as you walk around or simply seat down to drink a hot atol de elote in one of the benches found through out Parque Central. Make sure you to put … Read more
Christmas day is such a quite and relaxing time in Guatemala, except for the burning of fireworks and firecrackers at noon and 6 p.m., most Guatemalans stay home watching movies, sleeping, eating and spending time with the family. How does your family celebrate Christmas?
The Christmas decorations are everywhere in Antigua Guatemala now. You can even find them on the colorful public transportation buses as shown above.
In additions to the over 100,000 Christmas lights installed in every tree of the Parque Central, this year they added Christmas lights sculptures like the one shown above so people can take their selfie… TAP to see the full size photos and post.
The last week of November municipal employees were busy installing the Christmas light decorations through out the city. The angel wings illuminate Calle del Arco from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Well, it looks like in 2021 the Christmas decorations will put away much sooner than under normal circumstances. Just yesterday I shared what the Christmas lights in the shape of wings looked like and today they are gone.
For this Christmas season, Calle del Arco was decorated with Xmas lights in the shape of angel’s wings. This is what they look like during the day. You can imagine how enchanting Calle del Arco looked during the blue hour and night time. If I get a chance, I will do a follow up post … Read more
In Guatemala, Christmas is a family day; an occasion for strengthening the family bonds. Christmas is also a feast day full of deliciously comfort food such as tamales, ponche (fruit punch), hot traditional chocolate drink, café de olla, desserts, and the fruits for the occasion are grapes and apples. ¡Feliz Navidad!
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Nacimiento for Nativity Scene. For those who are not familiar with Catholic imagery, normally the Nativity scene shows Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus along with a few animals. Except Baby Jesus is not placed at the crib until 12am on Christmas Day. Noche Buena is the … Read more
As I have shared with you before, flores de Pascua or pascuas, are the most popular Christmas floral displays. Poinsettias are also given as Christmas presents very often in Guatemala. Although the most popular color for poinsettias is rojo, in Antigua Guatemala one can find Pascuas in these colors: yellow, white, salmon pink, mixed colors and … Read more