Question: Christmas Angels Around the World: Nicaragua

Here's a look at some Christmas angel traditions from Nicaragua...

Answer:

In Nicaragua, people sometimes play angels as they reenact the Christmas story of Joseph and Mary looking for a place to stay in Bethlehem, where Jesus Christ was born on the first Christmas. They spend the nine nights leading up to Christmas reenacting the story, culminating with a big party at the end.

Fireworks displays light up the sky in communities throughout Nicaragua at midnight on Christmas Eve, just like angels lit up the sky over Bethlehem when they announced Jesus' birth.

The people of Nicaragua also enjoy singing Christmas carols about angels and decorating their homes with nativity scenes that feature angels.