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What are some family traditions in Venezuela?

What are some family traditions in Venezuela?

Traditionally, Venezuelans erect a nativity scene, but Christmas trees also are very common. After a big family gathering and a traditional meal on Noche Buena, children in Venezuela wake up on Christmas morning to gifts beside their bed or under the tree.

What are Venezuela’s cultural traditions?

Today, the dominant culture of Venezuela reflects a blend of indigenous and Spanish customs, as well as regional Caribbean and Andean influences. Venezuelans are often described as warm, welcoming and open people. They are generally unified by a shared desire for fairness and equality.

What do Venezuelans celebrate?

Given the strong Catholic character of Venezuela, many holidays follow the church calendar – Christmas, Carnaval, Easter and Corpus Christi are celebrated all over the country.

What do Venezuelans do for fun?

11 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Venezuela

  • Angel Falls. Angel Falls.
  • Los Roques Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Roques) Gran Roque.
  • Isla de Margarita (Margarita Island)
  • Parque Nacional Morrocoy (Morrocoy National Park)
  • Canaima National Park and the Gran Sabana.
  • Roraima.
  • Orinoco Delta.
  • Galipan.

What do Venezuelans wear?

Most people in Venezuela wear the same things as we do here in the United States. But some women wear traditional long skirts with off the shoulder blouses, as shown above, and the men typically wear western clothes.

What language do Venezuelans speak?

Spanish
Venezuela/Official languages

There are at least forty languages spoken or used in Venezuela, but Spanish is the language spoken by the majority of Venezuelans. The 1999 Constitution of Venezuela declared Spanish and languages spoken by indigenous people from Venezuela as official languages.

How do Venezuelans celebrate Christmas?

In Venezuela, Christmas is celebrated with a number of religious and traditional customs. As a predominantly Catholic country, Christmas festivities celebrate the birth of the child Jesus. Many homes put up a Christmas tree but the most authentic Venezuelan custom is to display a nacimiento (Nativity scene).

What are Venezuelans mixed with?

Venezuela is a country of immigrants. About two-thirds of the population is mestizo (of mixed European and indigenous [Amerindian] ancestry) or mulatto-mestizo (African, European, and indigenous); about one-fifth of Venezuelans are of European lineage, and one-tenth have mainly African ancestry.