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La
Paradura del Niño - Standing Up of the
Child
Sabrina
Volante from Venezuela
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Clipart:
faithclipart
The baby in the manger is placed on a
large handerchief and each corner is held
by a person who hold a candle in his
hand.
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In
the Andean region of Táchira, Mérida
and Trujillo, the celebration called La Paradura
del Niño is focused on Jesus as a baby.
It is celebrated around the 6th of
January.
It
is a procession in which the baby in the manger is
placed on a large handerchief and each corner is
held by a person who hold a candle in his
hand.
The
baby is paraded around the town from house to
house, and a drink is offered to the people who
carry him. The people in the niño's
(baby's) procession pray for him and for
themselves.
Editor's
Note:
Read about a children's
game
based on this celebration that is played in the
Andean Mountains of Venezuelan.
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