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Guatemala is a country located in Central America. Guatemala has a tropical, hot, and humid climate. Its land consists of 41.2% agricultural land, 14.2%arable land, 8.8% permanent crops, 18.2% permanent pasture, 33.6% forest, 25.2% other land use. Guatemala has a population of 18,255,216, of that 9,050,684 are male and 9,204,532 are female.Guatemala has a pretty split religion with 45.7% being Evangelical and 42.4% being Roman Catholic. Guatemala exports products like coffee, bananas, palm oil, and raw sugar. In Guatemala 70% of people speak Spanish and the other 30% speak other Maya languages.

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In Guatemala they celebrate Christmas. Christmas is a christian celebration, celebrating Christ's birth, it is held on December 25th. During Christmas people set up holiday decorations like lights on their house, and a Christmas tree. They exchange gifts and put it under the tree, they then wait on the 24th which is called Christmas Eve, for Santa to arrive and put presents under their tree ans candy in their stockings.

They say that Santa has a Naughty and a Nice list, if you are on the Nice list then he will come to your house on the night of Christmas Eve and put gifts under the tree and candy in your stockings. But if you are on the Naughty list then he will not put gifts underneath the Christmas tree and he will put coal in your stockings.

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In Guatemala they eat Tamales; Tamales are a dish made from dough wrapped in banana leaves and filled with many ingredients. They are often eaten with bread and punch. They also eat Tres Leches Cake; Tres Leches Cake is a sponge cake that is soaked in three milks, served with a whipped cream frosting. In Guatemala they drink Ponche; Ponche is a fruit punch made with dried fruit, cinnamon, sugar, and fruit juices. For traditions in Guatemala during christmas they do Christmas carols where they visit each other to eat, pray, and sing. Then they also use traditional instruments, a turtle shell and wooden rattles are played during Christmas Carols to mark the rhythm of the singing.

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In Guatemala they concentrate more on activities and religous practices rather than giving gifts. Most guatemalans make a nativity scene which is the showing, particularly during the Christmas season, of objects representing the birth of Jesus. Then everyone waits until midnight to light hundreds of fireworks or firecrackers to celebrate the birth of Jesus, and afterwards a family prayer is usually said. Then on Christmas Eve families celebrate together and eat the main Christmas meal. It is made of many dishes, but it always includes the tamales.