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How Guaraníes Celebrated Christmas Posted by Adir on Dec 20, 2010
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…