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Ecuador Christmas Traditions and Pase del Niño Viajero
Every December 24th in Ecuador's capital city of Quito, a huge parade is held to celebrate the coming of the infant Jesus. Religious themed parade floats, music and dancing travel throughout the town of Quito, and ultimately end at the Catedral de la Inmaculada for Christmas church services.
The star of the parade is, of course, the infant Jesus. A statue of the Christ child called
Niño Viajero or the Child Traveler is the focus of the procession.
Here is
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Apr 7th 2020
Spending Christmas in Sweden - Next Stop on Our Virtual Tour
What is the Christmas season like in Sweden? How do the people of Sweden celebrate this wonderful time of year?
In Sweden, the season begins on the first Sunday in Advent with the lighting of an Advent candle.Similar to the tradition in other countries, an additional candle is lit each Sunday to mark the weeks until Christmas.
Our Swedish nativity scene shown above holds four taper candles - a sleek and joyous Scandinavian design for Advent!
On December 13th, Sweden honors
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Apr 2nd 2020
Denmark - The Next Stop on Our Virtual World Tour of Christmas
The next location on our virtual world tour is Denmark. So many interesting Christmas traditions from around the world!Christmas in Denmark is celebrated with many culinary traditions. The Christmas lunch (or Julefrokost) is a traditional Danish Christmas event. The meal consists of several fish options served on Danish rye bread, followed by a course of meats and cabbage dishes, and a dessert course of cheeses, citrus fruits, and risalamande, a Christmas rice dish. Also traditionally consu
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Mar 28th 2020
Canadian Christmas and Nanaimo Bars
Many Christmas traditions in Canada are very similar to those celebrated in America, so for today's tour stop, I thought we'd take a look at some of Canada's traditional recipes - many of which are baked up for Christmas! I for one will be trying out the delicious looking Nanaimo Bars - a confection named after the city of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,British Columbia. This historic Canadian dessert first made its appearance in the early to mid 1900s and has even been featured on a Canadi
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Mar 25th 2020
Christmas Traditions in Albuquerque - our Next Virtual World Tour Stop
The next stop on our virtual tour of the world is Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA! Yes, we are hopping from one point of the globe to another, but it's a virtual tour so why not?
For the past few years, the Historic Old San Ysidro Church in Corrales, NM (just outside of Albuquerque) has hosted a Festival of the Nativities. This year's Festival of the Nativities is scheduled for the weekend of December 19-20, 2020.
Here at YonderStar, we offer two nativity scenes made in Albu
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Mar 21st 2020