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Christmas In Dominican Republic |
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Christmas in Dominican Republic is the ideal holiday time amidst its lush green mountains, waterfalls and palm fringed sea beaches. People return to their hometowns to spend the holiday time with their family and celebrate Christmas with joy and sobriety. Most employees receive an extra months pay known as
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doble sueldo in December to make great shopping.
People attend the Midnight mass or "La Misa del Gallo" on the Christmas Eve. The Christmas day is spent by making fun, eating special foods and visiting far off friends and families. But the Christmas gifts are not presented on Christmas day. People wait until "El día de Reyes" (The Three Kings' Day), on January 6th.
A very popular decoration of Christmas in Dominican Republic is a 'Charamico' (a dry branch of tree), which is painted in white color and decorated with lights, ribbons, glass balls, etc. Under the tree a 'Nacimiento' or a Christmas Nativity scene is arranged. The Nativity scene is adorned with 'Flor de Pascua' or the scarlet Poinsettias. This is also known as 'Estrella de Navidad' symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem.
Christmas in Dominican Republic is filled with many age-old traditions and customs.
One of the important Christmas traditions is the 'Aguinaldos'. These are a kind of informal parties at home, where a group of people, sing traditional Christmas melodies like 'A las Arandelas'. Some typical Dominican Republic Christmas foods are served for refreshments. Delicious dishes can range from pork on the grill, ham or sancocho. Sancocho is a popular Christmas dish containing plantains, meat and vegetables mixed into a soup.
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