Thursday, January 3

Vanoce / Christmas

Tak jak vypadaji mexicke Vanoce?
No hlavne - je tu teplo!!! byla jsem i na plazi a koupala se v mori:-) chapete to? na Vanoce!!! Ale jak se rika - jiny kraj, jiny mrav. A v tomto pripade to urcite plati. Jo a chybi mi snih. Nemuzete mi nejaky poslat?
V moji rodine meli stromecek uz asi 3 tydny pred Vanocema a myslim, ze vsude jinde taky. Nazdobili taky domy a velky stromecek byl i na namesti. Vanoce tu jsou opravdu rodinnym svatkem. Uplne vsichni se sejdou. Moje rodina sla v 9 vecer na msi, pak ulozili Jeziska do jesli (jako ze se terpve narodil) a pak jsme jeli na veceri s ostatnimi cleny cele rodiny. Celkem mas bylo asi 20. Veceri se presne o pulnoci a pak se dal slavi. V nekterych rodinach se davaji darky a v jinych ne. Deti spis pisou o darky Trem kralum a to teprve bude :-)
Skoro kazda rodina stavi svuj vlastni Betlem a nektere jsou opravdu obrovskeeeeee

How is the Mexican Christmas like?
Important - it is really hot!!!! I even was on the beach and I was swimming!!! Did you get it? At Christmas time!!! Incredible for me. But as you know - different country, different customs and habits. Well but I miss the snow a lot!!! Could you send some, please?
We had the Christmas tree 3 weeks before the Christmas in my family. And I think that it is like this in all the Mexican families. Also the houses are decorated and there was a big Christmas tree in the main square. Here in Mexico Christmas is the real family festivity, the whole family is united. My family went for the Christmas service to the church at 9 am. After they put the new born Jesus to the creche and we went for the midnight dinner with the whole family. Together we were 20 I think. After the dinner the celebration went on - singing, dancing,... My fanily is not used to sahre the presents. Here in Mexico it depends on each family (some of them give presents the others dont). More common is to receive the presents from the Three Kings (6th January).
Almost each family builds its Betlehem - and sometimes they are really enormous....




Stromecek na hlavnim namesti v Cordobe.
The Christmas tree in Cordoba main square.


Stromecek na jeslicky na namesti.
The Christmas tree and the creche in main square.


Stromecek a jeslicky v moji rodine
The Christmas tree and the creche in my family.


Ja a Montse na vanocni veceri a oslave.
Me and Montse during the Christmas dinner and the celebration.


Ja u babicky pri oslave
Me at grandmother's place during the celebration.

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