'How is Christmas Celebrated in Peru?' Life

Ellen from Miami, Florida (Contact Member) -

How is Christmas Celebrated in Peru?

Comment #1 cheryl houston (200.121.84.167) -

Living in Peru is strange and delightful at times. Our rent for a 2 bedroom house, which is the whole top of a building is $170.00US a month. Electricity is about $40 and our neighbors were amazed that we ran up a bill that high!!! Most air conditioning is window unit unless very upscale. This is a great place to retire. My Spanish is very limited but i get around nicely as money is the language of international travel. The American dollar is about equivalent to $3.20 soles and everyone pretty much accepts US and Euros. Off the beaten track you will need a taxi driver. Most of them drive to supplement their income.

This civilization began about 30, 000bc. Being from North America, Texas, that is, I wonder if our American Indians would have evolved like these here have.

come to Peru and retire

Comment #2 Dave (63.176.159.241) -

Hey Cheryl, Where does Christmas comes in there? Are you trying to promote Peru? That's too off the topic here

Comment #3 Alvin (63.176.159.101) -

I'm m curious about it too.. is Peru a catholic country too..

Comment #4 Adrian from Lima, Peru (Contact Member) -

Christmas here in Peru is a bit different than it is in the U.S. Just like in the U.S., we celebrate Christmas on December 25th but unlike how it is there, we celebrate once the clock turns 0001 on the 25th. Around that time you'll hear fireworks going off. To answer Alvin's question, a huge percentage of Peruvians are Thus the Catholic. Thus, in many catholic homes, malls and stores they'll make a model of Jesus's birth with the virgin Mary (Maria) on one side and Joseph (Jose) on the other. The three kings, shepherds with his cattle, sheep and the animals with which they wish to adorn the scene. Except for that, everything is pretty much the same. Funny thing is, alot of malls here play Christmas music in English. Kind of makes me feel like I'm back in New York. I hope that helped you. If you have any other questions feel free to write me at CollateralHM@aol.com

Comment #5 your mom (70.227.107.121) -

how is Christmas celebrated in Peru?

Comment #6 Sharee (63.176.159.45) -

Are you serious the post directly above your explains everything about Christmas in Peru.

Comment #7 TONGO (A) (190.234.135.167) -

hey i know that u have some interets to know about my country but, Come on! We're not UFOS or people from another planet, We're catholic and also christians , pentecostals etc , our christmass is celebrated like people in every other country , we eat turkey lots of food with our family etc, the only difference is that we do it at 12 :00 am which means midnight.

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Comment #8 Geno (63.176.159.145) -

This isn't another place where Baby Jesus instead of Santa Claus delivers the presents to all the good little boys and girls is it?

And thanks for calling Cheryl out Dave, I hate promoters on the wrong forums.

Comment #9 interesting in here (63.176.159.182) -

The way Christmas is celebrated in all the countries is supposed to be the same in that Jesus is normally the reason for the season.

What the initial poster was perhaps trying to find out was whether Peru has any unique ceremonies that make their sort of celebration stand out from the rest. Unless you are doing some research, I doubt if the details would really matter, would they?

Comment #10 moy (63.176.159.87) -

I think the topic in question is Peru life and celebration of Christmas happens to be a part of this. I do not find the post about how cheap life is really off the track. Nonetheless, I expected it to touch a bit on the celebrations in question. Christmas should not be any different in any part of the world apart from the timing of the celebrations.

Comment #11 fabi from uruguay (Contact Member) -

"christmas celebrated"

It's one of the traditions Peruvian haven't lost yet. Families get together to have dinner and they wait until midnight to hug each other. Then they have dinner turkey, rice, potatoes maybe some salads

and for the kids chocolate with milk and a kind of sweet bread called paneton.

Comment #12 Eve (63.176.159.51) - 11/27/09 11:19

I cannot imagine why anywhere would ever lose their Christmas tradition as Christmas should be the most meaningful time of the year for anyone that is truly serious about life. This is why it hasn't changed a bit in many a place, though crime and violence may be rampant, the Christmas cheer could never disappear.

Comment #13 smithy (63.176.159.69) - 01/08/10 15:52

Life in Peru is extraordinary concerning the simple joy of living life in a paradisal environment.

Comment #14 Kasi (63.176.159.226) - 02/01/10 18:45

Christmas should be spent with the family no matter where you are in the world. It's a time to share and come together. Lots of food and the enjoyment of the holidays. Don't make it about the presents, Presents are really to get children to behave well all year. (Smile)

Comment #15 Sammy (109.111.97.50) - 03/01/10 21:42

That is very true Kasi. No matter how Christmas is celebrated, what matters is that all of the members of the family are present and are happy. It is remembering the birthday of the Lord and nothing else matters than this. And I have to admit that Christmas is my most favorite part of the year. Have a great day guys and just keep all of those posts coming in.

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