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On December 7th, they have a procession that consists of a large statue of the Virgin Mary. On December 12th, the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated. Finally, on Christmas Eve, midnight mass is held. Another procession happens where there are wooden statues of the Holy Family.

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Guatemala is the country of volcanoes, mountains, and beaches in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City, and it has the largest economy in Central America, with a population of about 17 million. Guatemala is home to the Mayan civilization, which makes up most of their population. The Mayan culture is often shown throughout the country's clothing, music, and festivals. Their nationality is Guatemalan, and the main religion is Roman Catholicism. Guatemala is known to have the largest crime rate in Latin America.

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Guatemala celebrates New Year's Eve. The origin of their celebrations is that it was a ritual observed by the ancestors of modern-day Mayans.

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On New Year's Eve, Guatemalan people celebrate by partying all night, singing, and dancing. They wear new clothes in hopes of good fortune. They also have a tradition called toritos, which involves the men wearing cages of something called ametralladora de cohete, which means bottle of rockets and firecrackers. They dance and set off the fireworks, and on that night they will roast a pig. On New Year's Day, it is a quiet time when everyone recovers from their night before activities, and most people go to the beach and enjoy foods such as the pig, and with sides of green beans, potato salad, and drinks.

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Quemal del Diablo This tradition dates back to when the country was a Spanish colony. People would often light lanterns to chase away the evil spirits, but now they light bonfires. It is a spiritual cleansing of burning paper-like figures that symbolize the devil.

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Christmas in Guatemala is full of so many different traditions that they celebrate by doing so many parades and having beautiful decorations, as well as having religious statues to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. They celebrate with one another and with firecrackers and fireworks. Unlike us The Guatemalan children open their gifts on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, it is a rest day from all the celebrations of the month. On Christmas day, a typical dinner is full of roasted turkey, ponche de frutas, which is a hot fruit punch, and they also eat Guatemalan tamales, which are different because they are wrapped in banana leaves filled with corn dough.

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In conclusion, Guatemala is a country that is very invested in all their holidays and how they celebrate them with all the traditions that they have. I also celebrate New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and Christmas almost just like them. However, my celebrations do not involve parades or big statues being hauled around. On New Year's Eve, I celebrate with my family and friends. We watch fireworks and eat really good food like posole, tamales, and good sweets. On New Year's eve I party all night and do fireworks, but I do not wear new clothes, and normally I do not set new resolutions for myself. I have a lot in common with Guatemala and I wish that I could have traditions like how they do because they are all very invested in and enjoy all of their traditions.

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In Guatemala, they have a celebration in December called Quemal del Diablo, which means the burning of the devil. It is a magical and religious event celebrated each year on December 7th. On this night, they will eat bunuelos, which are traditional donuts, and drink the warm fruit punch.

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