Arriving in summertime, Chile Christmashas a different canvas as it has in the rest of the world. Celebration of Christmas in Chile is a remarkably enjoyable event in any part of the country.
Chile being located in the southern hemisphere, it experiences Christmas in the middle of summer season. The children get a prolonged vacation after their academic year. Like other parts of the world Chilean Christmas also have their integral Santa “Viejito Pascuero” or the Old Man Christmas. The kids call him “Papa Noel” and he travels by a sleigh with reindeer bringing gifts and toys for children.
Christmas is one of the festivals of Chile, which bring the families together to enjoy to the fullest. The special Christmas recipes titillate the gastronomical senses of the people. In many Chilean households, the traditional is to gather and celebrate the festival together. All buy Christmas cards and gifts for close friends and loved people. The traditional Christmas tree is decorated with baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, the shepherds and animals with the three wise men.
Special Christmas food is served in late evening. Traditional Chilean foods especially for Christmas Eve in Chile with oven roasted chicken and turkey is served. Pan de Pascua, a sweet dessert, is another specialty. The drink “Cola de Mono” or popular as “Monkey’s Tail” is also assisted during Christmas time in Chile.
At midnight the gifts that are exchanged are unwrapped. The parties are arranged in places like resorts or parks or more often in the own household.Christmas in Chile carries a special notion in Latin America with everything wrapped in a new show complemented with melodious carols in the churches.
Chile Demography