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Columbus called the port Puerto de la Navidad ("Christmas Port"), the day he landed there. He appointed Diego de Arana, chief constable of the fleet and son of Rodrigo, Pedro Gutiérrez, butler of the Spanish royal dais, and Rodrigo de Escobedo to govern the fortress of 36 men. They included carpenters, calkers, a physician, a tailor, and a gunner.
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 [a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
"Feliz Navidad" was recorded by Finnish symphonic metal artist Tarja Turunen in 2017, for her Christmas album From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas). On December 6, 2017, a music video was released for the solo version of the song. [ 77 ]
Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
In preparation for Weihnachten, many families celebrate Advent.This is a time of religious preparation for the arrival of the Christkind (the Christ Child). Traditional advent activities include the Adventskranz (Advent wreath), which is set up on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the beginning of the Advent season.
Navidad Formation, a geological formation in Chile; La Navidad, a settlement in what is now Haiti; Barra de Navidad, town in the Mexican state of Jalisco; Navidad Lake, Bolivian lake; Navidad Bank, submerged bank in the Atlantic Ocean; Navidad River, coastal river in the U.S. state of Texas; Navidad mine, a large silver mine in Argentina
The traditional Christmas Eve desserts are arroz con dulce (coconut rice pudding), tembleque (coconut pudding), flan de queso o coco (cheese or coconut caramel custard), tierrita (chocolate mousse), turrón, galletas florecitas (small meringue-topped biscuits), Danish butter biscuits, nueces surtidas (assorted shelled nuts), bombones dulces de ...
Feliz Navidad is a phrase meaning "Happy Christmas" or "Merry Christmas" in Spanish. It may also refer to: Music. Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano album), 1970; Feliz Navidad (Héctor Lavoe album), 1979; Feliz Navidad (Menudo album), 1982 "Feliz Navidad" (song), a 1970 song by José Feliciano "Feliz Navidad", a 1997 Christmas song by Irán Castillo