Tatiana Caban
December 11, 2013
Ms. Gaviola
Christmas is celebrated differently in Costa Rica than in America. In Costa Rica people like to decorate their houses with beautiful tropical flowers, my family likes to decorate the house with colorful Christmas lights. The center of the display is the Pasito or the Portal, the center of display in my house is the Christmas tree. Christmas wreaths in Costa Rica are made of cypress branches and are decorated with red coffee berries and ribbons; my family just buys a wreath at the store. On Christmas Eve in Costa Rica, everyone puts on their best clothes and goes to the Midnight Mass, on Christmas Eve we also dress up in our best clothes, go to grandma’s house, and take pictures. Christmas is celebrated differently everywhere.