{"id":11292,"date":"2011-12-09T08:18:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T08:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress72\/?p=20474"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:35","slug":"christmas-in-central-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2011\/12\/09\/christmas-in-central-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Central America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> As Christmas is fast approaching, EM finds out about different holiday traditions from around the world. Today, we look at how El Salvadorian\u2019s commemorate this important religious occasion.  <\/p>\n<p>  Alejandra Lopez, originally from El Salvador, will spend her Christmas in the Netherlands with family and friends for the first time in quite a few years. However she says that she will miss the Christmas traditions and atmosphere of her home country, but especially her friends and extended family.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>Church at midnight<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  In El Salvador, a Catholic country, Christmas Eve is a very special time. \u201cAll families gather for dinner, which follows the midnight mass, Misa de Gallo, in church. Then youth usually go out to clubs, while elders go to sleep\u201d. And when it comes to food, El Salvador is famous for its turkey \u2013 Pavo Navide\u00f1o Salvadore\u00f1o, which is served as the main course on Christmas Eve together with the drink horchata. The Christmas day itself is not much different than in Western world \u2013 Christmas tree, presents, and lots of food.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>Fireworks and parties<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  Yet, there is one main modification to the festivities \u2013 El Salvador\u2019s sky is light with lots of fireworks on Christmas Eve and the atmosphere is very relaxed. But the celebrations don\u2019t stop there as good moods are kept up through to the New Year.\u201dYoung people go the beach, as the temperature is around 22 \u00b0C, and there are always parties in the well known beaches to welcome the New Year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>  For students who wish to master the art of cooking large birds and capture the flavours of El Salvador, <a class=\"gco-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whats4eats.com\/poultry\/pavo-salvadoreno-recipe\">here<\/a> is a recipe for Pavo Navide\u00f1o Salvadore\u00f1o. <b>MD\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASSETS\/em\/EM\/Columns_Vytautas_Serys\/pavo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts\" class=\"alignfull py-6 md:py-8 lg:py-10 bg-white\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fixed\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-xl 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