Christmas story in Costa Rica
Introduction
Christmas is a long -awaited era around the world;Each region, country, city, celebrate it differently, however the Central American countries that share a very similar culture, have quite similar celebrations. As a curious note to the Costa Rícense they are told “Ticos”, since this was born in the Central America War because the soldiers had a peculiarity of using the diminutive lexicon to replace the ito or ita endings and referred to their compatriots insteadTo say little brothers told them tos in an affectionate way.
Developing
In Costa Rica, traditions are very varied starting with the celebration of the Day of the Immaculate Conception December 7 that is a mass that passes to the Virgin Mary. That way Christmas is formalized, then they go for the inns that is a well -rooted tradition, where families meet to pray the novena one and make a Christmas snack sharing.
The most characteristic parties of December are: the Mass of Gallo: it is the mass that is done on December 24 at midnight where all families will listen to it after having delivered the gifts;It should be stressed that this Mass is all the Costa Rícense, since they are very Catholic and there is no Christmas without the Mass of Gallo;The tree is another tradition in Costa Rica there are no pines so they use the cypresses to perform the special Christmas tree.
The Zapote party held the last week of December. Zapote is a district that is located east of the city where a large bullring is built every year and where the ethics are celebrated which consists of an improvised bullfight, where the bull chases several people whoThey risk their life.
At the round of the square, the “chin" tents are placed where they sell typical food among those a beer with a chicharon mouth their mouth is a small amount of food, the rice with chicken, fried chicken and the tamales there are also clues ofdance. The national top is another custom, it is a parade of riders and horses in the capital of Costa Rica San José exactly in its main avenues, which is celebrated on December 26, it is a slightly out of the common tradition of a Christmas, butIt is original on these dates.
The Magi is a tradition that almost all countries have in the world however Costa Rica puts a lotOn an exhausted night, the same day the children and their parents chant songs dedicated to the kings and the next day the children find their gifts under their beds.
Costa Rica also rewards communities that best prepare for Christmas with their arrangements of their homes and streets. And you can not miss the most anticipated day on the 24th good night and December 25, Christmas where in general all Central America celebrates in the same way with a dinner and the delivery of gifts. In Costa Rica all families meet to share in addition to preparing their traditional gastronomic dishes very desired as those detailed below:
The tamales do not lack on the table on Christmas day is a tamal made with a dough throws corn, where the corn is cooked and then they are shown once it remains a dough, it is achieved in the mills where they already sellThe tamales made, thus ensures of having a fresh dough, contains pork, yellow rice, those being the ingredients that cannot be missing.
After the realization of these tamales, they are wrapped in a banana sheet which gives them a characteristic flavor, they are finally cut in rectangular form in that way the tamal is served. The ovens are turned on, since the whole year they pass inactive, and at this time they are used a lot to make the roasted pig leg very consumed, there are families that include turkey and chicken meat in the same way in the oven.
Pork rice and chicken rice, pupusas are corn tortillas with cheese and they carry a pork rind. The Picadillos is a plate of chopped potatoes in paintings there is a very large variety where its main ingredient can be the pig, beef, sausage, cassava, etc. And the potatoes that cannot be missing. It is served as accompanied and consumed at Christmas.
The vigor is a dish that is composed of a cabbage salad, peppers, chopped diced tomato. The main drinks are the rompope composed of milk, species, and the main ingredient the rum, it could be said that the majority do it and some buy it.
conclusion
Sweet water is not missing either, it is native and very traditional at Christmas consists of the mixture of a sweet can be delicacy, honey etc. With water and brown sugar, you can vary the flavor with lemon and clove of smell and take it with enough ice. The main desserts are the Christmas cub that is filled with fruits confitred, raisins, almonds, walnut, etc. The coconut flan, the rice with milk and the cajetas a sweet made with goat milk, sugar and can be added liquor or vanilla essence.
It is also important. Conclusively according to what has been appreciated in the previous narrative Christmas in Costa Rica is something different from our country, since its customs and traditions do so without equal to the bullfight, the Mass of the Virgin, the national top,etc.;As for gastronomy, it is something similar to ours eaten pig, tamales, Christmas che.
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