{"id":67094,"date":"2021-12-18T06:20:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/christmas-traditions-in-guatemala\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T23:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:02:50","slug":"las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Tradiciones Navide\u00f1as en Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u00bfTe has preguntado cu\u00e1les son las costumbres m\u00e1s especiales de la Navidad en Guatemala? Esta \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o en Guatemala es m\u00e1gica, llena de alegr\u00eda, tradici\u00f3n y sabores que quedan grabados en el coraz\u00f3n. Desde las posadas y la Nochebuena hasta el olor caracter\u00edstico del pino fresco y las delicias como los tamales colorados y el ponche de frutas, la Navidad en Guatemala es \u00fanica. Si vives en el extranjero, tienes ra\u00edces guatemaltecas o est\u00e1s planeando visitar el pa\u00eds en diciembre, aqu\u00ed te comparto algunas de las tradiciones navide\u00f1as m\u00e1s queridas.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 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href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Las_Posadas_Navidenas\" >Las Posadas Navide\u00f1as<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#El_Ponche_de_Frutas\" >El Ponche de Frutas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#El_Olor_a_Pino_y_Decoraciones_Naturales\" >El Olor a Pino y Decoraciones Naturales<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Armar_el_Nacimiento_El_Arte_Navideno_en_Guatemala\" >Armar el Nacimiento: El Arte Navide\u00f1o en Guatemala<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Nochebuena_La_Vispera_de_Navidad\" >Nochebuena: La V\u00edspera de Navidad<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Fuegos_artificiales_a_la_medianoche\" >Fuegos artificiales a la medianoche<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Tamales\" >Tamales<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Abrir_los_regalos_en_Nochebuena\" >Abrir los regalos en Nochebuena<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Despertar_tarde_en_Navidad\" >Despertar tarde en Navidad<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#Dia_de_Reyes\" >D\u00eda de Reyes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/es\/las-tradiciones-navidenas-en-guatemala\/#La_Navidad_Tiempo_de_alegria_y_recuerdos\" >La Navidad: Tiempo de alegr\u00eda y recuerdos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51914\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_782449981-e1638467201403.jpg\" alt=\"Ponche navide\u00f1o para las posadas Guatemala\" width=\"1218\" height=\"1356\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">En este art\u00edculo he incluido algunas de mis tradiciones navide\u00f1as Guatemaltecas favoritas de Guatemala, junto con celebraciones populares, elementos culturales y comidas tradicionales que hacen que la Navidad Guatemalteca sea tan especial y \u00fanica. En casa, siempre buscamos mantener vivas las tradiciones navide\u00f1as de Guatemala, porque son las que nos hacen sentir cerca de nuestro pa\u00eds y de nuestra familia. Cada a\u00f1o unos dias antes de Nochebuena todos en casa ayudan a preparar tamales, rellenitos de pl\u00e1tano y ponche de frutas.&nbsp; Y siempre decoramos el \u00e1rbol con adornos hechos a mano que compramos cuando vamos a Guatemala, ver los angelitos de mostacilla brillando con las luces del arbol me hace sentir como cuando era ni\u00f1a y esperaba y decoraba el arbol en casa con mis hermanos. Todas estas tradiciones simpre me traen recuerdos de mi infancia y me hacen sentir mas cerca de mis ra\u00edces. Aunque nos encanta recrear estas tradiciones Guatemaltecas aqu\u00ed en Estados Unidos, no hay nada como las Navidades en Guatemala, por lo que tratamos de pasar las fiestas navide\u00f1as en Guate al menos una vez cada dos o tres a\u00f1os. No hay nada como pasar las fiestas de fin de a\u00f1o rodeados de la familia y de esa magia \u00fanica que solo se siente en nuestro pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52208\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemalan Christmas traditions tree with Guatemalan handmade Christmas ornaments\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0013-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Quema_del_Diablo_en_Guatemala\"><\/span><b>La Quema del Diablo en Guatemala<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Las celebraciones Navide\u00f1as en Guatemala comienzan el 7 de diciembre con la tradicional Quema del Diablo. Ese d\u00eda, las familias hacen una hoguera en la que queman pi\u00f1atas en forma de diablo y basura acumulada. Se cree que esta costumbre simboliza la purificaci\u00f3n del hogar y el alejamiento de las malas energ\u00edas para recibir la Navidad con la casa y el esp\u00edritu renovados. Como parte de la celebraci\u00f3n, los juegos pirot\u00e9cnicos no pueden faltar y llenan el aire con luces y sonido.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4270\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4270\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121206_112630.jpg\" alt=\"pi\u00f1ata devils for Guatemala's Quema del Diablo\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121206_112630.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121206_112630-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20121206_112630-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street vendors selling devils and fireworks in Guatemala City. Photo by Monica Quir\u00f3s, Growing Up Bilingual&#8217;s Guatemalan correspondent. All rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, especialmente en la Ciudad de Guatemala, se ha buscado moderar esta tradici\u00f3n debido al impacto ambiental. Aun as\u00ed, la Quema del Diablo sigue siendo una de las costumbres m\u00e1s distintivas y simb\u00f3licas de la cultura guatemalteca.&nbsp;Si quieres saber m\u00e1s sobre esta singular tradici\u00f3n guatemalteca, te invito a leer mi art\u00edculo donde hablo de c\u00f3mo la Quema del Diablo se est\u00e1 convirtiendo en una tradici\u00f3n que poco a poco est\u00e1 desapareciendo en Guatemala.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4388\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4388\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/312812_397653960312487_401445629_n.jpg\" alt=\"Quema del Diablo Guatemala\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/312812_397653960312487_401445629_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/312812_397653960312487_401445629_n-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paper Devils burning during the Quema del Diablo celebration in Guatemala&#8217;s Hacienda Nueva Country Club. Photo by Pedro Pepi\u00f3. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Las_Posadas_Navidenas\"><\/span>Las Posadas Navide\u00f1as<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Las posadas navide\u00f1as son una de mis tradiciones favoritas de la Navidad en Guatemala. Durante nueve noches, del 16 al 24 de diciembre, vecinos y familiares se unen para recorrer las calles con Jos\u00e9 y Mar\u00eda, representados en peque\u00f1as andas decoradas. Al caer la noche, las procesiones iluminan los barrios y pueblos con faroles de papel de colores, mientras se cantan villancicos tradicionales que recrean la b\u00fasqueda de posada antes del nacimiento de Jes\u00fas. Es un momento muy especial que une a la comunidad y nos recuerda el verdadero esp\u00edritu de la Navidad: la solidaridad, la fe y el compartir.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51889\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Posada navide\u00f1a Christmas traditions in Guatemala and Mexico\" width=\"1546\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-scaled.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-768x1272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-928x1536.jpg 928w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-1237x2048.jpg 1237w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-560x927.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8285-150x248.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Una de las cosas m\u00e1s bonitas de las posadas es el canto. Los villancicos que se entonan durante el recorrido recrean el di\u00e1logo entre Jos\u00e9 y Mar\u00eda cuando buscaban un lugar para pasar la noche antes del nacimiento de Jes\u00fas, algo que le da un toque especial y emotivo a la tradici\u00f3n. Pero si hay algo que disfruto mucho de las posadas es la comida. Al terminar el recorrido y entrar a la casa que recibe la anda con Jos\u00e9 y Mar\u00eda, los anfitriones ofrecen deliciosos platillos t\u00edpicos guatemaltecos. Desde tamales colorados y chuchitos hasta una taza humeante de ponche navide\u00f1o o atol de elote, es el momento perfecto para disfrutar de lo mejor de la gastronom\u00eda de nuestra tierra.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51903\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1570325434-e1638464721591.jpg\" alt=\"Cancion de las posadas navidenas song of the posadas\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Ponche_de_Frutas\"><\/span>El Ponche de Frutas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Aunque Guatemala es conocida por su clima c\u00e1lido y templado, su geograf\u00eda monta\u00f1osa hace que muchas de sus ciudades y pueblos, como la Ciudad de Guatemala, est\u00e9n ubicados a gran altitud. Por eso, las temperaturas comienzan a bajar desde noviembre y se sienten m\u00e1s frescas durante diciembre y enero, creando el clima perfecto para disfrutar las tradiciones navide\u00f1as.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52008\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemalan ponche de fruitas Christmas fruit punch\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-973x1024.jpg 973w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-1460x1536.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-1946x2048.jpg 1946w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-560x589.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-150x158.jpg 150w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-735x773.jpg 735w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_780017827-600x631.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Una de las cosas que m\u00e1s disfruto con la llegada del fr\u00edo y la temporada navide\u00f1a es tomar ponche de frutas caliente. La receta del ponche var\u00eda de casa en casa, pero generalmente incluye frutas frescas y secas como manzana, pi\u00f1a, pasas, ciruelas y a veces papaya u otras frutas tropicales. Cocido lentamente con canela y az\u00facar, este ponche es uno de esos sabores tradicionales que espero con ansias cada Navidad y que me transporta a los momentos m\u00e1s especiales de mi infancia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52012\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981.jpg\" alt=\"Ponche de navidad or Christmas fruit punch from Guatemala\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981-1024x994.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981-768x745.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981-1536x1490.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981-560x543.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_782449981-150x146.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Olor_a_Pino_y_Decoraciones_Naturales\"><\/span>El Olor a Pino y Decoraciones Naturales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En Guatemala, las decoraciones navide\u00f1as son, en su mayor\u00eda, naturales. Las casas se adornan con alfombras de pino fresco en el suelo, guirnaldas de manzanilla, flores de pascua y gallitos. Los nacimientos se decoran con elementos como musgo, barbas de viejo y gallitos (plantas de aire o tillandsias), e incluso orqu\u00eddeas. Todo esto le da un toque especial a la Navidad en Guatemala, no solo por su estilo \u00fanico, sino tambi\u00e9n por el inconfundible aroma que llena los hogares guatemaltecos durante estas fechas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52178\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52178\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o.jpg\" alt=\"Manzanilla and Guatemala Christmas market, mercad de Navidad en Guatemala\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133946098_180e4f96fc_o-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Roberto Urrea on Flickr. Creative Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Es incre\u00edble c\u00f3mo los olores pueden transportarnos a momentos y recuerdos espec\u00edficos del a\u00f1o. La Navidad en Estados Unidos tiene un olor completamente distinto al de las Navidades en Guatemala cuando era ni\u00f1a. Extra\u00f1o ese aroma inconfundible del pino reci\u00e9n cortado y la manzanilla fresca que llenaba la casa. Cuando regreso a Guatemala durante las fiestas, siempre me aseguro de visitar los mercados navide\u00f1os. Ah\u00ed se encuentra todo lo necesario para decorar con elementos naturales y armar un nacimiento lleno de vida, justo como los que recuerdo de mi infancia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52176\" style=\"width: 2067px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52176\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemalan Christmas market, mercado navide\u00f1o en Guatemala\" width=\"2077\" height=\"2171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o.jpg 2077w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o-980x1024.jpg 980w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o-768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o-1469x1536.jpg 1469w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o-1959x2048.jpg 1959w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o-560x585.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133128901_2d6a0002c3_o-150x157.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2077px) 100vw, 2077px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/robertourrea7\/3133128901\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Roberto Urrea on Flickr<\/a>. Creative Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Armar_el_Nacimiento_El_Arte_Navideno_en_Guatemala\"><\/span>Armar el Nacimiento: El Arte Navide\u00f1o en Guatemala<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En Guatemala, armar el nacimiento es una verdadera obra de arte y una tradici\u00f3n familiar muy esperada durante la Navidad. No se trata solo de colocar un pesebre, sino de dar vida a escenas completas que incluyen aldeas, r\u00edos y paisajes llenos de detalles. La preparaci\u00f3n inicia con una visita a los mercados navide\u00f1os, donde las familias compran musgo, aserr\u00edn de colores, gallitos (plantas de aire), guirnaldas de manzanilla y ramas frescas de pino y cipr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52174\" style=\"width: 1357px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52174\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemala Nativity scene, nacimientos en Guatemala Christmas Traditions\" width=\"1367\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664-560x629.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664-150x169.jpg 150w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3131819458_4a4db1bb7c_o-e1640091698664-735x826.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1367px) 100vw, 1367px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Roberto Urrea on Flickr. Creative Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Las figuras de barro hechas a mano son las protagonistas de estos nacimientos: la Sagrada Familia, los Reyes Magos y otros personajes que representan la historia del nacimiento de Jes\u00fas. En muchos hogares, Mar\u00eda y Jos\u00e9 lucen trajes t\u00edpicos mayas, un detalle que enorgullece a los guatemaltecos y celebra nuestras ra\u00edces culturales. Esta tradici\u00f3n, que pasa de generaci\u00f3n en generaci\u00f3n, no solo refleja la fe, sino tambi\u00e9n la creatividad y el amor por nuestra cultura.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52205\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52205\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemalan nativity scene and other Christmas traditions in Guatemala\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-1532x1536.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-2042x2048.jpg 2042w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-560x562.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3133929748_010212ee36_o-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/robertourrea7\/3133929748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Roberto Urrea on Flickr.<\/a> Creative Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nochebuena_La_Vispera_de_Navidad\"><\/span>Nochebuena: La V\u00edspera de Navidad<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>La Nochebuena en Guatemala no es solo una cena navide\u00f1a, es una celebraci\u00f3n que dura toda la noche. Desde temprano, el 24 de diciembre, las cocinas se convierten en el centro de todo: las mujeres de la familia se juntan para hacer tamaladas, y el aroma del ponche dulce y especiado impregna el aire. La mesa se adornaba con un mantel festivo y velas, y cuando nos sent\u00e1bamos todos juntos, el ambiente era m\u00e1gico: los tamales, el ponche y la compa\u00f1\u00eda de la familia hac\u00edan que la noche fuera perfecta.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Al llegar la medianoche, la emoci\u00f3n estalla, literalmente. Las familias salen a la calle con luces de bengala en las manos, y el cielo se ilumina con fuegos artificiales, el sonido de los cohetes es ensordecedor y el aire est\u00e1 cargado del olor a p\u00f3lvora y el humo.<\/p>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de quemar cuetes, viene la parte m\u00e1s esperada por los ni\u00f1os: abrir los regalos. Las familias se reunen alrededor del \u00e1rbol y, con cada obsequio, la emoci\u00f3n y las sonrisas llenan la sala. Cuando por fin ni\u00f1os y adultos se van a dormir ya el amanecer se acerca.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fuegos_artificiales_a_la_medianoche\"><\/span><strong>Fuegos artificiales a la medianoche<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En Guatemala, es costumbre encender fuegos artificiales justo a la medianoche en la Nochebuena. Despu\u00e9s de la cena navide\u00f1a, todos esperan ansiosos hasta que el reloj marca las 12 en punto para celebrar el nacimiento de Jes\u00fas con cohetes y luces. En los pueblos peque\u00f1os, es com\u00fan que se escuchen bombas \u2014cohetes muy ruidosos\u2014 que se encienden en las iglesias, llenando el aire de estruendo y alegr\u00eda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52180\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks sparklers on Christmas\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash-863x1024.jpg 863w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash-1295x1536.jpg 1295w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash-1726x2048.jpg 1726w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash-560x664.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vishwas-bangar-Ru1rYmxNEVg-unsplash-150x178.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Creciendo en Guatemala, encender fuegos artificiales a la medianoche era una de mis tradiciones navide\u00f1as favoritas. Mi familia se reun\u00eda afuera, en la calle, y cuando el reloj marcaba las doce, toda la ciudad explotaba en un coro ensordecedor de miles de cohetes y petardos que estallaban al mismo tiempo. El cielo se iluminaba con colores brillantes mientras el humo llenaba el aire y el olor a p\u00f3lvora lo invad\u00eda todo. Los ni\u00f1os m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os encend\u00edan estrellitas, mientras que mis favoritos siempre fueron los volcancitos, que lanzaban chispas doradas como peque\u00f1as fuentes de luz. Era un momento m\u00e1gico, lleno de ruido, alegr\u00eda y tradici\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52212\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52212\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8319848441_b35d5bbd24_o.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas fireworks in Guatemala\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8319848441_b35d5bbd24_o.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8319848441_b35d5bbd24_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8319848441_b35d5bbd24_o-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8319848441_b35d5bbd24_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8319848441_b35d5bbd24_o-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8319848441_b35d5bbd24_o-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/nelomh.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nelo Mijangos<\/a> on flickr. Creative Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tamales\"><\/span>Tamales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cuando hablamos de las comidas tradicionales de la Navidad en Guatemala, los tamales, especialmente los tamales colorados, son los grandes protagonistas. Este plato no puede faltar en la cena de Nochebuena, aunque tambi\u00e9n se disfruta en el almuerzo o brunch del 25 de diciembre. Otras variantes, como los paches (tamales de papa), los chuchitos y los tamales negros dulces, tambi\u00e9n son muy populares durante la temporada navide\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51906\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333.jpg\" alt=\"tamales cena navidad\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333-560x375.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869967333-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Para m\u00ed, no hay Navidad sin tamales colorados. Ahora que vivo en Estados Unidos, aunque en Nochebuena solemos cenar pavo o jam\u00f3n con la familia de mi esposo, siempre disfrutamos tamales colorados para el almuerzo o brunch del d\u00eda de Navidad. Me encanta acompa\u00f1arlos con un toque de lim\u00f3n fresco y pan franc\u00e9s o pan de campo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52068\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemalan Christmas dinner with tamales\" width=\"1428\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334.jpg 1428w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334-1024x984.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334-560x538.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334-150x144.jpg 150w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/shutterstock_1869971083-e1639152752334-735x706.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abrir_los_regalos_en_Nochebuena\"><\/span>Abrir los regalos en Nochebuena<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En Guatemala, los regalos de Navidad se abren despu\u00e9s de la medianoche en Nochebuena. Despu\u00e9s de la cena familiar y de la quema de cohetes y fuegos artificiales a las 12 en punto, las familias se re\u00fanen alrededor del \u00e1rbol de Navidad para abrir los regalos. Aunque los \u00e1rboles navide\u00f1os en Guatemala suelen ser m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os que los de Estados Unidos, est\u00e1n llenos de significado y adornos especiales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52210\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemalan Christmas traditions Nochebuena opening presents at midnight\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_0040-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Despertar_tarde_en_Navidad\"><\/span>Despertar tarde en Navidad<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cuando era ni\u00f1a, me fascinaba quedarme despierta hasta tarde en Nochebuena jugando con mis nuevos juguetes. En Guatemala, la mayor\u00eda de las personas duermen hasta tarde el 25 de diciembre y se levantan justo antes del mediod\u00eda para volver a encender cohetes cuando el reloj marca las 12. Yo apenas dorm\u00eda un par de horas y me despertaba temprano para jugar con mis regalos de la noche anterior. Justo antes del mediod\u00eda, sal\u00edamos a la calle en pijamas a encender cohetes y estrellitas, y luego regres\u00e1bamos a la casa para comer el brunch, que sol\u00eda ser pavo, jam\u00f3n o tamales.<\/p>\n<p>Por la tarde del 25, sol\u00edamos reunirnos con amigos y familiares que no hab\u00edamos visto en Nochebuena. De ni\u00f1a, cen\u00e1bamos con mis abuelos el 24, y el 25 visit\u00e1bamos a mis t\u00edos o recib\u00edamos a amigos cercanos en casa para intercambiar regalos. Aunque los regalos principales los abr\u00edamos en Nochebuena, siempre ca\u00edan m\u00e1s regalitos durante el d\u00eda de Navidad. Ya de adolescente, me encontraba con mis amigos por la tarde para intercambiar regalos y luego ir al cine.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dia_de_Reyes\"><\/span>D\u00eda de Reyes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El D\u00eda de Reyes, tambi\u00e9n conocido como la Epifan\u00eda, se celebra el 6 de enero. La noche del 5 de enero, los ni\u00f1os colocan sus zapatos junto al \u00e1rbol de Navidad o cerca del nacimiento para que los Reyes Magos sepan d\u00f3nde dejar los regalos. La ma\u00f1ana del 6 de enero, los ni\u00f1os se despiertan temprano para abrir los regalos que les dejaron los Reyes, como si fuera una segunda Navidad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52203\" src=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Three Kings Day traditions\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash-560x371.jpg 560w, https:\/\/growingupbilingual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jonathan-meyer-pfRTgLsZw2s-unsplash-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ese d\u00eda, las familias suelen reunirse para un brunch o merienda donde se comparte la tradicional Rosca de Reyes. Si quieres probar una versi\u00f3n f\u00e1cil y r\u00e1pida de esta tradici\u00f3n, te recomiendo preparar unos panecillos inspirados en la Rosca de Reyes.<\/p>\n<p>A m\u00ed me encanta compartir esta tradici\u00f3n con mis hijos. El 6 de enero, pasamos el d\u00eda haciendo manualidades y actividades relacionadas con los Reyes Magos despu\u00e9s de abrir los regalos. Estas p\u00e1ginas para colorear biling\u00fces del D\u00eda de Reyes son una forma divertida de ense\u00f1arles a los ni\u00f1os sobre esta celebraci\u00f3n guatemalteca.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Navidad_Tiempo_de_alegria_y_recuerdos\"><\/span>La Navidad: Tiempo de alegr\u00eda y recuerdos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>La Navidad es mi \u00e9poca favorita del a\u00f1o, llena de alegr\u00eda y del esp\u00edritu festivo que caracteriza esta temporada. Recordar y compartir con mis hijos todas las maravillosas tradiciones navide\u00f1as de Guatemala me ayuda a mantener vivos esos recuerdos y tradiciones tan especiales. Desde cantar villancicos hasta disfrutar del ponche y los tamales, la Navidad en Guatemala est\u00e1 repleta de tradiciones y celebraciones que est\u00e1n enfocadas en la familia.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfQuieres conocer m\u00e1s sobre la comida navide\u00f1a guatemalteca? Te invito a leer mi art\u00edculo sobre los platillos tradicionales de la Navidad en Guatemala, donde encontrar\u00e1s recetas de chuchitos, pierna de cerdo mechada, rellenitos y bebidas como el rompope y la horchata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfTe has preguntado cu\u00e1les son las costumbres m\u00e1s especiales de la Navidad en Guatemala? Esta \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o en Guatemala es m\u00e1gica, llena de alegr\u00eda, tradici\u00f3n y sabores que quedan grabados en el coraz\u00f3n. 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