A long time ago, when Paraguayan Guaraníes indigenous customs started to mix with the settlers’ Catholic traditions, a new way to celebrate Christmas was born.

The guaraníes started to worship a tree in the jungle because, according to them, Jesus’ father, Joseph, had swept the stable where Jesus was going to be delivered in with its branches and had also made His crib with them.

This tradition still lives on and it is called Niño Rupá, that is, “the boy’s crib”.