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Inauguration of the Christmas Lights

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Inauguration of the Christmas Lights

The Christmas lights that illuminate the Parque Central and Calle del Arco were inaugurated on the night of December 1st with fireworks, music and Christmas food vendors. Today I share one the fireworks bursting above the former Catedral de Santiago. Stay tuned for more Christmas lights decorations on Calle del Arco and Parque Central.

End of the Year Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala

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Alas Fireworks for End of the Year Celebrations BY RUDY GIRON

In Antigua Guatemala we celebrate the end of the year and welcome the new year with lots of music, dances, plays, and fireworks and firecrackers. Here I share with you the burning of Alas [wings] fireworks and below a popular Torito [little bull] fireworks at Calle del Arco on the last night of 2018. I … Read more

Fireworks in the Panchoy Valley for New Year’s Eve

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Are you interesting in watching what burning fireworks and firecrackers looks like during New Year’s Eve in La Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas? Well, take a look at this short 5-minute video as recorded from the vantage point of Cerro San Cristóbal, in San Cristóbal El Alto, Antigua Guatemala. BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER: Now AntiguaDailyPhoto … Read more

Christmas Eve Fireworks and Firecrackers in Antigua Guatemala

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The burning of fireworks and firecrackers for Christmas Eve is less than for New Year’s Eve, but impressive nonetheless, especially when you consider people all over are burning pólvora [fireworks powder]. Here are two images showing the burning of fireworks in the village of San Pedro Las Huertas. There’s the audio again so you can … Read more

Fireworks Rockets for Christmas season

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Anyone who has spent Christmas and/or New Year in Guatemala can agree Guatemalans are bunch of pyromaniacs. Even Boing Boing editor Xeni Jardin had this to say to a guy asking why she wasn’t paying attention to the fireworks on 4th of July in the U.S. Xeni Jardin: Guy in café last night: Why aren’t … Read more

The Guatemalan Economy Index Measured by The Fireworks Burning

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Rudy Giron: AntiguaDailyPhoto.com &emdash; Christmas Eve is for the fireworks lovers

Since Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are the perfect night for fireworks and firecrackers lovers with colourful and loud explosions going off all night long, especially so around midnight. One could measure the state of the Guatemalan economy by amount for pólvora, fireworks powder, burnt on these nights. The overall feeling this year is that the cohetiza, burning of firecrackers and fireworks, was minimal when compare to previous years. Some people also mentioned coffee harvesting is down as well.

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Guatemala Is A Pyromaniac’s Hell

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Guatemalan Fireworks Booth

Guatemala’s a pyromaniac hell or paradise, what is it?

I remember reading earlier this year a tweet from Xeni Jardin, one of BoingBoing’s editors, that she was not impressed with the 4th of July fireworks display in unknown city in the U.S. because after having witnessed the non-stop burning of firecrackers, fireworks and every piece of a pyromaniac’s fetish in Central America she was spoiled.

I say that you have live it to believe Xeni’s declaration. In the meantime, I share with you two video clips of the fireworks burnt in one section of Guatemala. Remember, to get an idea of the magnitude of the burning of the fireworks, you have to multiply by 360° in every street of every colonia, village, town and city in Guatemala. So, if you decide to witness the burning of firecrackers and fireworks in Guatemala, make sure you bring earplugs; these are not included. 😉

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Antigua’s New Year Celebrations Slide Show

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Who said New York is the only city that never sleeps? The New Year celebrations is one of the occasions in which Antigua Guatemala does not sleep! I didn’t get much opportunity to take many photographs of the crowds, as it was indeed crowded. It was fun, activities all over, lights all over, people all … Read more

Typical Guatemalan Fireworks Stand

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What characteristics or traits can be extrapolated from a culture by looking at a simple kiosk? I’ll start and then you share with the rest us your thoughts. First, I see that Guatemala is country of pyromaniacs who love color and loud sounds. Guatemalans do not like gray, easy, mellow, avoid-the-extremes-sort of lifestyles. Everything is … Read more

Everyone Burns Firecrackers in Guatemala for Christmas

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Christmas Day is a very quiet and easy-going day in Guatemala. But, it does not begins like that. On the contrary, right at midnight and for what seems like forever, Guatemalans burn firecrackers, fire whistlers, fireworks and every kind of pyrotechnic stuff; the list is long. This pyromaniac act repeats again at noon and at … Read more