Dress warm; wear your mittens; put your scarf on; wear goggles if you have them. We are on our way!
First stop is Argentina.
Argentina is made up of around 92 percent Catholics, so their celebrations are close to a traditional Catholic celebration filled with Mass and church celebrations. The Argentineans greet you with Feliz Navidad in order to wish you a Merry Christmas.
There are many days of Christmas carols, family gatherings and beautiful decorations in red, green and gold. The doors of the homes are draped in garland, and the Christmas tree may be adorned in lace. Because of the traditional Roman Catholic heritage, the Nativity Scene – persebre – is one of the most important parts of decorating for the holidays. Every family has one, and it is prominently displayed during the season.
Because Christmas falls during a very warm season in Argentina, the Argentineans like to apply cotton balls to the tips of tree branches to simulate snow. You might want to remove your mittens or hats at this point.
Christmas dinner is served on the 24th of December in the evening, and the celebration is followed by a toast for the adults and fireworks to delight the children. Presents are opened at midnight while lovely paper balloons – globos – fly through the night sky, piloted by a lit candle.
Christmas dinner consists of a roast turkey or pork. Stuffed tomatoes, minced pie and puddings accompany the dinner. The main dish could be a roasted duck or a peacock. Another traditional favorite is the ninos enveuettas, which is a combination of minced meat, onions, hardboiled eggs and spices all stuffed into the center of 3-inch strip of steak. This is served with chimichurri. The toast consists of a fruit drink with chunks of fruit. Deserts of dulce de leche (mahvelous caramel) and a lager or two round out the evening.
The blending of Hispanic, European and American traditions make Christmas in Argentina one that most can recognize, but with an amazing combination of blended foods that are sure to delight the taste buds with their spices.
The holiday season is finalized on the 6th of January with the gift of the Three Kings Day being distributed to the children of Argentina. Children place their shoes outside the home, and the Magi come and fill them with gifts. Instead of cookies and milk, Argentinean children put hay and water out for the Magi’s horses. Some children keep their shoes under their beds. Maybe those were the bad kids.
Maybe some of these gifts have found their way into the wrapped presents under the tree.
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Quick, everyone back in the sleigh.
We have a lot more stops to make on our journey around the world for Christmas, and I would not want you to miss the trip.
Enjoy,
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ReplyDeleteI loved hearing about the Christmas traditions of Argentina. I look forward to hearing about other parts of the world as well.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thank you for highlighting my lace snowflake ornaments. I never realized that it was traditional to decorate the trees with lace in Argentina.
What a gorgeous collection, love the colors. Thank you for including my candy cane bracelet. Off to share!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed learning about Christmas in Argentina. When I taught we would make something from different countries around the world, but Argentina wasn't one of them. I wonder where we'll go next! Thank you for including my snowflakes on various reds in your post. Off to share.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful collection! Honored to be included! Thank you for featuring my treble clef earrings!
ReplyDeleteGreat story and was surprised when scrolling down through the items and saw the placemats.. I thought "Hey I have some of those!" LOL In my shop..
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Interesting reading about Christmas in Argentina. Thanks for sharing Julie and for showing a wonderful selection of gifts. - The Singing Beader -
ReplyDeleteI love the combo of cultural education and crafts!
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ReplyDeleteIt feels just like Christmas! So pretty! Thx for including my necklace Julie!
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ReplyDeleteLove reading about how Argentinians celebrate Christmas - fascinating since they are south of the equator. And you found some great gift ideas to put in those shoes. Thank you for adding my Santa earrings to the list. Sharing now.
ReplyDeleteWOW - those are some luscious reds featured. Loved the info about an Argentinian Christmas. Thanks for all the hard work and effort Julie.
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I just loved reading about this Christmas celebration in Argentina. I can just picture those "globos" flying through the night sky. Thank you for a wonderful article...and for putting together this great collection of gift ideas.
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ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see where we go next! The Argentine experience was great! Very educational!
ReplyDeleteInteresting article about Argentina's Christmas traditions, great selection of Christmas gifts, thank you for including my red and white snowball earrings.
ReplyDeleteI'm strapped in tight and ready for a whirlwind tour around the world to learn about the Christmas customs of other countries. What a great idea and great finds for gift giving!
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I will be following your Countdown to Christmas. I love the idea of sharing Christmas traditions from around the world and, of course, the tradition of giving quality handmade gifts.
ReplyDeleteWonderful story about Christmas in Argentina. Great selection. Thank you for selecting my owl keychain to be in your blog.
ReplyDeleteGreat story and thanks for featuring my dragonfly necklace <3
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ReplyDeleteYou picked a very interesting theme for this year - I'm looking forward to all the posts. Thank you for including my star ornament. Shared -
ReplyDeleteI'm going to enjoy reading about the different Christmas traditions world wide and looking at all of the beautiful selections!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed hearing about Christmas in Argentina!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy hearing about other cultures ... thanks for the story of traditions in Argentina ... and for including my Hollies Leaves and Berries Doily from RSS Designs In Fiber!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that made me hungry! Love the picture of the sky lanterns. I had no idea they did those there.
ReplyDeleteWOW I am loving all the reds in this post. Amazing job and thank you so much for including my Tree of Life Necklace.
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