Christmas is arguably the biggest celebration in Honduras. Its filled with religious meaning, and the birth of Jesus Christ is at the center of it. Just before midnight, families will pray and then engulf on a delicious feast that has been prepared for 7 days.
Here is a typical Honduran Christmas meal:
Here is a typical Honduran Christmas meal:
- Tamales
- Torrejas
- Sweet potato puree
- Eggnog
- Roasted pork ham
- Roasted turkey (or chicken)
- Stuffing
- Cranberry sauce
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With religious parades, special masses, and other traditional events from colonial times,Easter is celebrated with joy. Usually statues/figures of Christian saints are kept in churches, but on "Good Friday" these religious figures are dressed up in beautiful costumes, and paraded around the city.
All around the city Hondurans cover the roads with decorative "carpets" made from a thin pre-painted sawdust.
The holidays in Honduras are all deeply celebrated. Newcomers to the regions and the people still "within" ancient culture have learned to include there old traditions in the modernized holidays. The ancient cultures is mixed with modern culture traditions during these holidays.
Culture has shaped the way modernizers and ancient culture interact with each other by putting them together and making them not very different from one another, by including modern culture and tradition culture into one.
All around the city Hondurans cover the roads with decorative "carpets" made from a thin pre-painted sawdust.
The holidays in Honduras are all deeply celebrated. Newcomers to the regions and the people still "within" ancient culture have learned to include there old traditions in the modernized holidays. The ancient cultures is mixed with modern culture traditions during these holidays.
Culture has shaped the way modernizers and ancient culture interact with each other by putting them together and making them not very different from one another, by including modern culture and tradition culture into one.