The capital of Colombia will be full of light this coming December 7, the date that marks the beginning of the period previous to Christmas. The administration of the city intends to make this December a time of joy with different concerts like the Swing Choir to perform in the Simón Bolivar Square and the Legato Vocal Group in El Tunal. Fire games will follow the night. (more…)
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If you want to know why they say that Colombians are among the most happy people of the world, come in December!
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A cradle of Faberpol ltda in Park 93rd, Bogotá.
If you are a “Colombianist” (it is the discipline that study the Colombian culture) and want to get the Colombians naked in what they are, come in December and part of January and you will get many ideas and a lot of fun.
Saying in English or in other foreign language how is a December in Colombia is not easy. It is not easy because it has to see with the deepest part of the Colombian soul. Something like trying to explain what is natilla, buñuelos, villancicos and all those things so familiar to Colombians.
December is the month when these Latin American people lives at its full its traditions and the principles of its culture. Their culture of course has to see with the Spanish language, the Catholic influence in their customs, the way to be human in the tropic, the strong roots of family and an ancestral rural life that survives the urban contexts. (more…)
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