From just a couple of families celebrating Christmas together, it has now become an annual major event for a neighbourhood in Maddington, Western Australia aimed at preserving Filipino traditions.
Novenas are an integral part of Christmas celebrations in households throughout Colombia. The nightly recitations are complemented by children's games and the joyous singing of villancicos.
Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) featuring a feast of roast pork with rice and beans is one of the most important holidays in Cuban culture. Cubans in communist Cuba's capital, however, will have to make do without pork. According to the Castro dictatorship, no pork will be available in state-run stores, leaving Cubans without the signature
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