Children as Part
of Worldwide Traditions
La Paradura del Niño
Sabrina Volante from
Venezuela
In the Andean region of Táchira,
Mérida and Trujillo, the celebration called La Paradura del Niño
is focused on Jesus as a child. 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 hands. 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.
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