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New Years is a bigger celebration

Than christmas is

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In Peru, if one was to travel in the coming year. The one would go to the plaza de armas at midnight for New Years and run for good luck. The children watch the mayhem from a balcony.

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Traditional food

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On January 5th children place their shoes on the doorstep and in the secret of the night the three wise men pass by leaving gifts

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Christmas is highly influenced by the American Christmas celebration

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In España santa does not deliver the gifts to children the 3 wise men do

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On Christmas Eve whole family gather at one persons house and the men of the house go get a slaughtered pig and it is the center of a huge feast that the family has together

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President moved Christmas to November

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If you're Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and you're sweating an upcoming vote, the solution isn't to campaign more. No, the obvious answer is to move Christmas.

Maduro announced last week that Nov. 1 would herald the arrival of "early Christmas" in Venezuela, "because we want happiness for all people." Per Fox News Latino, Maduro sealed the deal by lighting Nativity lights at the Presidential Palace of Miraflores over the weekend and announcing that workers in the country will receive most of their bonuses and pensions nearly a month early.

Critics (and grinches) point out that, as a function of early Christmas, bonuses will be paid out by Dec. 1, just a week before the country is slated to hold municipal elections, on Dec. 8.

The surprising announcement comes six months into Maduro's first term, which has been described as "rocky with no honeymoon." Following Maduro's contested election after the death of Hugo Chávez in March, the country has suffered food shortages, electricity blackouts, a faltering economy and a toilet paper shortage.

Last week, Maduro created a Deputy Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness, tasked with coordinating anti-poverty missions in the country.

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Venezuela's President Just Moved Christmas To November

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If you're Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and you're sweating an upcoming vote, the solution isn't to campaign more. No, the obvious answer is to move Christmas. Maduro announced last week that Nov. 1 would herald the arrival of "early Christmas" in Venezuela, "because we want happiness for all people."

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Ecuador takes the walk of the traveling child, they all honor the great spirit of Jesus

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On New Years in panama one tradition is to burn fires to represent burning the evil spirits and negatives failure and bad luck of past time

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It is custom to attend nine carols

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In España they never eat Christmas dinner until after midnight

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In Peru they have a New Years tradition to take a doll, dress it in old clothing and then burn it. This signifies getting rid of the old.

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In Cuba in 1969 Fediel Castro canceled christmas because he thought it was interfering with the production of sugar cane the islands main export but three years ago Venezuela started to celebrate christmas again.

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In Uruguay, Christmas is like Christmas here in most ways. However, since Uruguay is in the Southern Hemisphere, it falls in the summer for them. That means that there is no Christmas break because they are already on Summer vacation. That also means it is very hot during Christmas. They have their own version of Santa, who they call Papa Noel. People set up manger scenes and get Christmas trees which they decorate. Late on Christmas Eve and early on Christmas morning, everyone sets off fireworks.

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Attend mass December 16th to 24th

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In España they have a tradition of "hogueras" or bonfire which is the observance of the winter solstice, where the people jump over fires as a symbolic protection against illness