Venezuela’s Christmas Traditions
Food: The traditional Venezuelan Christmas dishes include pan de Jamón – puff pastry bread stuffed with ham, raisins, bacon and olives, rolled up like a swiss roll, and hallacas – parcels of different meats, raisins, capers and olives which are wrapped in plantain leaves and steamed.
Try the recipe here: Venezuelan Pan de Jamon - Mommy's Home Cooking
Gifts: When it comes to giving gifts at Christmas, many Venezuelans will give their main presents out on Christmas Eve right as midnight strikes. For little ones, it’s said that these presents are brought by ‘Niño Jesús’ and ‘San Nicolás’ – baby Jesus and Saint Nicholas, which relates back to how faith and tradition are weaved through Christmas in Venezuela.
Christmas quirk: In the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the roads are closed throughout the city as many take to the streets to rollerblade to early morning church services! These are usually between 16th and 24th December, so you’ll usually see people taking part in some Christmas Eve Roller Blading on their way to Mass.
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