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Colombia is located in the northwestern part of South America. The capital of Colombia is Bogotá. Colombias population is around 52.1 million as of 2023. The size of Colombia is roughly 440,830 square miles. Colombias mostly know for the beautiful Caribbean beaches and the Amazon rain forest. Colombia was founded and named is 1810 by Rodrigo de Bastidas.

- Isaiah Leyva

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On November 1, a the holiday All Saints Day is celebrated. All Saints Day was started in 609 AD, by Pope Boniface IV. This holidays honors the Virgin Mary and all martyrs. On January 1st,  New Years in celebrated. New Years in Colombia partly honors Janus, a Roman god of beginnings and the months namesake. January 1st was established as New Years in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII.

-Isaiah Leyva

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Columbia is a beautiful county located in South America with a population of 52.1 million. The holidays in Colombia include All Saints’ Day and a familiar holiday New Years. Although Colombo celebrates New years, it’s much different than the way we celebrate in the U.S. Colombia partly honors a Roman god Janus. During New Years in Colombia they wear certain colored underwear that had its own meaning and make dolls/ scarecrows and burn them to chase negativity away. Colombias music consists of many countries such as Amerindian, African, and European, as well as more modern American.

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On New Years Eve, Colombians wear yellow underwear. Yellow underwear is worn by Colombians on New Years Eve because it attracts love and happiness the following year. Quemar el Ano Viejo “ burn the old year away” is another New Years tradition that is also unusual. Colombians will make life size scarecrows or dolls and dress them with their old clothes. Then at midnight they burn the scarecrow or doll to chase all the negativity from the previous year away. Music expressions found in Colombian music have a mixture of Amerindian, African, and European (especially Spanish) influences, as well as more modern American.