Christmas time

Christmas time in Costa Rica is a feeling in the air and a different way to perceive days and nights.

The Alisios Winds appear at the end of November or in early December, they are one of the signs for Christmas. The end of the rainy season is another sign because we know that we are close to it when the mornings are sunny and there are beautiful sunsets every afternoon.

The tico spirit of Christmas stars after September 15, when we remove all the patriotic things and stores put all the Christmas items in their windows.

People wait anxiously the “Aguinaldo” that is a  payment for a year of hard work. The money is usually use to buy presents and food for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Food is special too for that days. Ticos like to eat tamales and Christmas cake and drink Rompope to celebrate Christmas but also like to eat chicharrones and drink guarito at the end of the year.

Christmas is also a time to share with people who do not have anything, so I invite everyone to make a difference in someone else life, for example giving time and a present to poor children or food and clothes to people in the street. That beautiful gesture is going to make you feel the real Christmas feeling.