CHRISTMAS IN HONDURAS
By: Karolina
Honduras is an amazing place to visit. You can go to the ruins of ancient cities that are illegal to destroy. You can visit the blue rivers, and wonderful jungles, etc. You can also go scuba diving, river rafting, and do lots of other things.
The Honduran flag was officially chosen on February 16, 1866. It’s blue and white, and has five stars in the white part. The stars represent the 5 countries of Central America
Interesting Facts
- Official language: Spanish
- Location: Central America , between Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala
- Capital: Tegucigalpa
Christmas
Christmas in Honduras is very different than in the USA. They have parties at many places like: clubs, bars, homes, etc. It doesn’t matter the religion, if they are Christian, they celebrate Christmas. They have many traditional foods like pork, tamales and beer. When it’s 12 O’clock, they hug everyone and say, “MERRY CHRISTMAS”. There are also fireworks. This day is the birth of baby Jesus. Santa gives gifts on Christmas Eve.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/camerica/honduras.htm
http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/esl/honxmas.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#Early_Christian_origins
Photos
http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/image/honduras/honduras.gif
