Fireworks are firing...
We've burned the Devil*...
Vendors are selling in Central Parque so we are playing...
And the YAVs are having our Christmas retreat tomorrow!
Christmas is here in Guatemala!
*I recognize that this statement may cause some confusion so let me explain... well, try to explain. As I understand, there is an annual tradition that at 6:30 on the Devil's Birthday (which is December 7th if you are wondering), you burn trash and devil pinatas, and anything else you can find. We had a pretty mellow bonfire at our house, but we did compliment it with firecrackers, sparklers, and strange fire chalk toys that are my favorite things EVER. Right before we started letting the fire die, my host mom told my sister to throw all the extra firecrackers in the fire. I was like, "This is a bad idea... a bad, bad, bad idea". They all laughed at me and chucked it on in. It was SO COOL! So many pops, bangs, booms! So not legal in the States... so dangerous... and so cool :) Across the field, there were 2 more fires... substantially larger, substantially with more bangs, and with a great deal of screaming as they played games involving the Devil visiting. From our terrace, I could see 12 giant fires... what a fun, random holiday!
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