In my hometown Cumaná, we have different traditions and customs that maybe in other places in the world also do, for example, at this time of the year, we usually go to church to celebrate the Christmas holiday.
Visita a la Iglesia
Visit to the Church
In this case, the pastor or priest, performs the masses to give thanks for life, for the family and bless each person who is in it. A few days ago I went with my brother, because it was also celebrated the day of the University Professor, I was surprised to hear the priest say some words that I tell you gave me fear, for example, he pointed out that when a praise was made, it was asked for death, and that I had never understood. I think it is now a habit to say the prayers without even understanding them many times and it is a serious mistake that is made. That is why I decided to pay more attention to every word I pray in church and at home.
Tomar fotos con pesebre
Taking photos in the manger
It is already a tradition to take pictures with the trees and nativity scenes of the city, in this case we took advantage that we are in the church and next to it they made a simple but very beautiful nativity scene, we took some pictures and also next to the church that is also very colorful.
Juegos tradicionales
Traditional games
As I mentioned, we celebrated University Teacher's Day on December 5, but on Monday, December 13, the University held an activity attended by teachers. In this activity, different traditional games such as Bolas Criollas, Truco and Dominoes were played.
Bolas Criollas:
Bolas Criollas
This game is made up of 9 balls, 4 red and 4 green, plus a smaller ball known as "Mingo". For this game, two teams are formed, and the one that gets the most balls to the mingo is the winner.
There are two main figures, the person who arrima (places the ball close to the mingo) and the person who Bocha (forcefully throws the ball to eliminate the ball that is close to the mingo).
Truco:
Trick:
It is a game with Spanish decks, where two teams are formed, it has its particular rules, for example, the order to win is perico (number 11 or caballo), perica (number 10 or sota), espadilla or (1 of espada), basto (1 of basto), 7 of espada, 7 of oro, 3, 2, 1. The Vira (card with the pica that will be the one that defines perico and perica) is placed on the table.
With this game, people show their cunning or ingenuity to deceive the opponent. It is played a lot in the eastern region of our country.
Dominó:
Dominoes:
It is a game that I don't particularly like and I really don't understand it (LOL). There are also two teams at the table, and 28 chips are distributed among the 4 people, these range from double zero to double 6 which is called the cochina.
The idea is to place pieces but you must count to win, because whoever has fewer pieces in the hand and less value in the sum wins.
These are some of our traditional games. There are many, but I took the opportunity to take pictures for my colleagues so they can appreciate each one. Greetings.
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Fotos con teléfono Xiaomi Redmi 9T
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Photos with Xiaomi Redmi 9T phone