Blessed day dear Hivers, I wish you an excellent and productive week. Today I am very happy because I had the visit of the technicians in charge of the installation of internet service in my area and they gave me the news that soon the service will be available by fiber optics, which means that soon I will be able to dedicate much more time to my blog; as well as I will have the possibility to read, support and comment more publications.
Parte de los preparativos en mi localidad (Estado Monagas - Venezuela) incluyen adornar y decorar las principales calles, plazas y avenidas del centro de la ciudad.
In this post I want to share with you my experience of the weekend. As we all know, we are very close to celebrating the Christmas holidays and in my country the preparations start from the beginning of November, which seems a little exaggerated to me, but it is a very old custom and it is still maintained.
Part of the preparations in my town include decorating the main streets, squares and avenues in the center of the city.
To officially start the celebrations it is customary to have a lighting party. This tradition has been around for a long time, I remember it since I was a child, when the "PDVSA Tower", which represented the Christmas tree of Monaguenses, used to be lit. Although that tower no longer exists, the tradition has been maintained and now there is a lighting of lights in the main squares of the city.
On Sunday night my husband and I decided to take our children to the lighting of lights in Romulo Gallegos square, one of the largest and most crowded squares in this city, to remind them a little of our Venezuelan traditions and customs for Christmas. In the place there were many Christmas decorations and of course, there were lights everywhere. The gaitas and villansicos could not be missing.
Something that was new to me, was to see several stands of food, desserts and drinks. There were also some stands selling handmade products allusive to Christmas, everything looked like a big Christmas fair, which I thought was great. What caught my attention was a handmade oven to bake pizzas in the middle of the square, which was a success, as there were many people waiting to taste the pizzas.
Gracias por leer, saludos y bendiciones.
I must say that I was pleasantly surprised and I was able to catch a bit of all the spirit, joy and Christmas spirit of the people who attended the place. Once again I could see that happiness is a matter of attitude and decision. The Venezuelan people are cheerful and like to celebrate with enthusiasm, despite the circumstances and adversities. I loved showing this beautiful tradition to my children and it was also a pleasure to share it with you.
Thank you for reading, greetings and blessings.