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Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Las Posadas

On December 23rd the quest for lodging or the act of pedir posada ends and marks the beginning of preparations for Christmas …

One of the most important decorations for the nacimientos is the pashte; also known as paxtle, paste, pastle, or simply heno, which …

As I said at the very beginning of the Guatemalan Christmas Decoration series, the pine tree provides many elements of the Christmas …

Paja (straw) or pajilla (little straw) are also found in the nativity scenes in the Guatemalan homes known as nacimientos in Spanish. …

These tree parasites are known as gallitos or patas de gallo. Once again, I am going to abuse from your kindness and …

Chicuyas is the name by which Guatemalans name the part of the pine tree, which I don’t its English name (can you …

Does anybody know when will the Christmas decorations will be put away? The answer is in last year’s entries… go happy hunting now.